Iiwi
Drepanis coccinea(Forster, JGA, 1780)
English (US) Iiwi
The Iiwi (Drepanis coccinea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: ohia and mamane forest of main Hawaiian IslandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Drepanis coccinea
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Iiwi
- Described by
- (Forster, JGA, 1780)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhia coccinea
- Described by
- (Forster, JGA, 1780)
- Type locality
- Hawaiian Islands ; probably Kauai, fide Stresemann, 1950, Auk, 67, p. 79.
- Original description
- Göttingisches Magazin der Wissenschaften und Litteratur 1 p.347
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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