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Akohekohe

Palmeria dolei

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Primary Traits

FamilyFringillidae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmOceania
HabitatForest
DietNectar
FlightFlies
Average mass

26.5 g

Elevation

1,500 m - 2,100 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Palmeria dolei

English name

Akohekohe

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Fringillidae

Genus

Palmeria

Species

dolei

Data source

BHTP, BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Critically Endangered

Range restricted

Yes

Island endemic

Yes

Biogeographic realm

Oceania

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

21 g

Maximum female mass

28 g

Minimum male mass

27 g

Maximum male mass

31 g

Minimum unsexed mass

No data

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

26.5 g

Minimum elevation

1,100 m

Typical lower elevation

1,500 m

Typical upper elevation

2,100 m

Maximum elevation

2,300 m

Elevation range

600 m

Typical elevation

1,800 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

1

Primary diet

Nectar

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.7

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Colonial, Solitary

Mating system

Monogamous

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Cup/Bowl

Nest substrate

Tree

Minimum broods per year

2

Maximum broods per year

3

Minimum clutch size

1

Maximum clutch size

2

Incubating sex

Female

Minimum incubation period

16 d

Maximum incubation period

19 d

Minimum fledging period

17 d

Maximum fledging period

27 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

1.5

Average fledging period

22 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Altitudinal Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Dispersive, Sedentary