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Field Guide to Birds of North America
Species Overview
Identification
Behavior
Portrait
Akekee
Loxops caeruleirostris
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Fringilline & Cardueline Finches (Fringillidae)
Code 4
AKEK
Code 6
LOXCAE
ITIS
HEAD
Bill Shape:
Specialized
Eye Color:
Dark brown
Head pattern:
Masked
Crown Color:
Yellow-green
Forehead Color:
Yellow
Nape Color:
Olive
Throat Color:
Yellow
Cere color:
No Data
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BODY
Length Range:
10-11 cm (4-4.5 in)
Weight:
11 g (0.38 oz)
Size:
Very Small (3 - 5 in)
Color Primary:
Olive
Adult Colors:
Olive green with yellow on crown, cheeks and throat, olive-yellow underparts, black edging to feathers in wings and tail, and small black mask.
Juvenile Colors:
Unknown
Underparts:
Yellow
Upperparts:
Olive
Back Pattern:
Solid
Belly Pattern:
Solid
Breast Pattern:
Solid
FLIGHT
Flight Pattern:
Direct, undulating flight.
Wingspan Range:
8-10 cm (3-4 in)
Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
Tail shape:
Notched Tail
Tail Pattern:
Solid
Upper Tail:
Olive
Under Tail:
Yellow
Leg Color:
Black
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Parts of a Standing bird
X
Head Feathers and Markings
X
Parts of a Flying bird
X