Photo 34651, (c) Kyle Van Houtan, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kyle Van Houtan

Attribution © Kyle Van Houtan
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Source iNaturalist
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What

Palila (Loxioides bailleui)

Observer

vanhoutan

Date

August 1996

Description

This is the palila, an endemic Hawaiian honeycreeper and the first example of critical habitat taking effect for an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. Second image shows partially obscured palila in its favorite position, about to rip open some ripe mamane pods.

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