Today, only 17 remain, and some, like the kiwikiu, have fewer than 200 individual birds. Their plight is mainly due to a sound out of place in a Hawaiian forest — the buzz of a mosquito.

In Hawaiian culture ... like rare snails and forest birds, to minimize the potential damage, per the Washington Post’s Dino Grandoni. On release day in early November, the five ‘alalā ...

Lisa “Kali” Crampton, a conservation biologist, feels a mix of sadness and hope when it comes to the impending loss of the ‘akikiki, or Kaua‘i creeper, from the isle’s forests.

where Hawaiian forest birds have lived and thrived for millennia. From the ’apapane to the ’akeke’e, these birds are remarkable in both the color and value they bring to the forest.

The Wildlife Conservation Stamp will feature a Hawaiian Forest Bird. 2024 is the year of Ka Makahiki o Nā Manu Nahele: The Year of the Forest Bird, a time to celebrate the jewels of our Hawaiian ...

Tropical forests host an estimated 62% of global terrestrial vertebrate species on less than 20% of the Earth's land area and provide resources that directly benefit ~1.5 billion people throughout the ...

Helicopters will transport researchers and their supplies in efforts to reduce crucial time away from fieldwork with the ...

The Center for Biological Diversity sued the agency in 2021 for failing to designate critical habitat that the Hawaiian forest birds desperately need to survive. Today’s announcement protects habitat ...

Climate change has left no ecosystem unscathed, even the lush forests of the Hawaiian Islands, where Hawaiian forest birds have lived and thrived for millennia. From the ’apapane to the ’akeke’e, ...

More information: Alex Glass et al, The Effects of Disturbance Intensity on Tropical Forest Bird Communities and Vegetation Structure after Two Decades of Recovery, Birds (2024). DOI: 10.3390 ...