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Also known as the Hawaii Creeper.
From the series of thirty-three prints, Living Endemic Birds of Hawaii, by Marian Berger.
From www.iucnredlist.org: "It feeds on invertebrates, and has been observed excavating rotting wood from the centre of a twig, presumably for insect larvae. Both parents have been observed bringing food to the nest, with the male providing some food for the female. The species is threatened.
The endangered Hawaii Creeper is found on the slopes of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa volcanoes on the Big Island of Hawaii. It eats some nectar and fruit but feasts mainly on insects, which it finds on the bark of ohi'a and koa tree trunks and in the foliage. The HEBCP began raising this species in 1997, and the flock of six adult birds was released on the slopes of Mauna Kea in 2007. The wild population is considered stable, but habitat protection will be needed to safeguard these birds in the future."
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