Akikiki
By YunYing(Emma) Tong
Special body covering:
- feathers, dark gray on backs and white on bellies (AOB)
- legs, feet and slighty decurved bill are pink (AOB)
- tail is short and square (HBA)
Size:
- only four inches long (AOB)
Communication:
- by a song which is short and moderately descending trill that softens at the end (HBAB)
Adaptation
For Food:
Structures:
- limber tongues can easily pull insects out from the cracks in tree bark (NW)
Behaviors:
- capable of climbing along trunks and branches in any direction, including upside-down (HBA)
- found in pairs, family groups, or small flocks that is about 8-12 individuals (AOB)
Reasons for Endangerment
- rats were introduced and ate their eggs and young (Les, David 270)
- avian malaria and avian pox (AOB)
- hurricanes (AOB)
- non-native insects out competed native insects (AOB)
Habitat
Location:
- one of the Hawaiian Islands called Kauai (ESA)
Terrain:
- forests (AOB)
Climate:
- forests that are between 600 and 1,600 meters elevation (AOB)
- wet (AOB)
Home:
- built nests using lichens and tree bark from Ohi'a and Koa trees (ESA)
Food Chain
Food:
- a variety of insects and spiders (ESA)
- carnivore (ESA)
Predator:
- rats (ESA)
- cats (ESA)
- short eared owls (ESA)
- barn owls (ESA)
Critical Information
- limit the populations of spider and insect (ESA)
- Keauhou Bird conservational center has been developing propagation techniqus (ESA)
- ecological studies are scheduled to produce a habitat that is suitable for the bird (AOB)
Citation
Websites:
Fang, Janet. "Wildlife Service Plans for a Warmer World." Nature.com. Nature Publishing Group, 17 Mar. 2010. Web. 29 May 2012. <http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100317/full/464332a.html>.
Fretz, Scott, and Pauline Roberts. "Akikiki (Oreomystis Bairdi)." Bird Life. Web. 29 May 2012. <http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=8913>.
"Hawaiian Birds Akikiki." Hawaiian Birds Akikiki. Web. 29 May 2012. <http://directoryofkauai.net/blog/hawaiian-birds-akikiki>.
"Hawaiian Birds Akikiki Breeding." Hawaiian Birds Akikiki Breeding. Web. 29 May 2012. <http://directoryofkauai.net/blog/hawaiian-birds-akikiki-breeding>.
Kalani, Chris. "Akikiki Bird School Project." Akikiki Bird School Project. Web. 29 May 2012. <http://ak1k1k1.tumblr.com/>.
Book:
Beletsky, Les, and David Pearson. Global Birding: Traveling the World in Search of Birds. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2010. Print.
Pictures:
"11 U.S. Species Endangered by Climate Change." Mother Nature Network. Web. 29 May 2012. <http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/11-us-species-endangered-by-climate-change/akikiki>.
"Alaka'i Swamp Forest." Picture:. Web. 30 May 2012. <http://travel.mongabay.com/us/kauai/images/kauai_0027.html>.
"Animal Fact Guide." Akikiki. Web. 30 May 2012. <http://www.animalfactguide.com/blog/tag/akikiki/>.
"Barn Owl vs Greenfinch." - Adrian Lines. Web. 30 May 2012. <http://www.photogalaxy.com/photo/adrian.lines/11/>.
"Bold Girl." Bold Girl. Web. 30 May 2012. <http://boldgirllife.wordpress.com/>.
"Cartoon Hurricane." IStock Photo: Royalty Free Stock Photography, Vector Art Images, Music & Video Stock Footage. Web. 30 May 2012. <http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-illustration-19531626-cartoon-hurricane.php>.
"Cartoonize My Pet." Cartoonize My Pet. Web. 30 May 2012. <http://www.pictures-of-cats.org/cartoonize-my-pet.html>.
"Hawaii Magazine.com." Protecting Kauai's Unique Species by Chris Bailey. Web. 29 May 2012. <http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/blogs/hawaii_today/2008/10/3/Protect_Kauai_Species>.
"Li Ying, Me. Simple but Not Too Simply." Li Ying, Me. Web. 30 May 2012. <http://acupoflemontea.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/bird-nest/>.
"Six Cute Cartoon Insects." IStock Photo: Royalty Free Stock Photography, Vector Art Images, Music & Video Stock Footage. Web. 30 May 2012. <http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-illustration-12972696-six-cute-cartoon-insects.php>.
Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 30 May 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_Hawaii_highlighting_Kauai.svg>.