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No English name other than Apapane.
From the series of thirty-three prints, Living Endemic Birds of Hawaii, by Marian Berger.
From the Hawaii State website: Apapane are "found on all main islands, primarily in native forest. Common on Hawai`i, Maui, and Kaua`i, uncommon on O`ahu, rare on Lana`i.
The Apapane is a nectar-eating honeycreeper found in the mountain ohi'a and koa forests on all of the Hawaiian Islands. Its feathers have been used by native Hawaiians in the creation of elaborate headdresses and capes. Because it is still common in the islands, the HEBCP has hand raised Apapane to learn how to care for other honeycreeper species that are endangered. Male Apapane are known for singing at all times of the day, and they have 6 different calls and 10 different song patterns. The male that is aggressive and sings the loudest is the one that wins the females' attention."
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