Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | akepa de Maui |
| Dutch | Loxops ochraceus |
| English | Maui Akepa |
| English (HAW) | Maui ʻākepa - Maui Akepa |
| English (United States) | Maui Akepa |
| French | Loxopse de Maui |
| French (France) | Loxopse de Maui |
| German | Maui-Akepakleidervogel |
| Japanese | マウイコバシハワイミツスイ |
| Norwegian | mauiakepa |
| Polish | hawajka ochrowa |
| Russian | Оохристая акепа |
| Serbian | Akepa sa ostrva Maui |
| Slovak | havajčan okrový |
| Spanish | Akepa de Maui |
| Spanish (Spain) | Akepa de Maui |
| Swedish | maui-akepa |
| Turkish | Maui Akepası |
| Ukrainian | Акепа мауйська |
Loxops ochraceus Rothschild, 1893
Definitions
- LOXOPS
- ochraceum / ochraceus
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Maui Akepa Loxops ochraceus Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1997
Figures from this Account
Figure 1. Distribution of Maui 'Akepa in early 1980s.
Based on the most recent available data (Scott et al. 1986). All populations resident.
Figure 2. A. Ventral view of bill cross on left-billed O'ahu male. B. Dorsal view of bill cross on right-billed Hawai'i male.
Drawings by JKL.
Figure 9. Museum specimens of Maui 'Akepa and O'ahu Ākepa
Museum specimens of an adult male Maui ‘Akepa (top, specimen no. 24815) and an adult male O’ahu Ākepa (bottom, specimen no. 6949), from the Berlin Museum. Photo by JKL.
Figure 6. Annual cycle of breeding, molt, and social and flocking behavior of Hawai'i 'Akepa.
Data from Hakalau Forest NWR. No data for other subspecies. Thick lines show peak activity; thin lines, off-peak activity; dashed lines, sporadic activity.
Figure 3. Lateral comparisons of 'Akepa heads.
Upper left: Maui juvenile (top) and adult male. Upper right (top to bottom): O‘ahu juvenile, subadult, and adult male (top to bottom). Below (left to right): Hawai‘i adult male, juvenile, and adult female. Drawings by JKL.
Figure 4. Feeding habits of 'Akepa
Hawai‘i ‘Akepa foraging in ‘o¯hi‘a (left) and koa (right). Drawings by JKL.
Figure 5. Vocalizations of 'Akepa
A. ‘Akepa juvenile calls (recorded by JKL at Hakalau Forest NWR, Hawai‘i Co., HI). B. ‘Akepa songs from recordings by H. D. Pratt in the collection of Library of Natural Sounds (LNS #05294, recorded at Keauhou Ranch, Hawai‘i Co., HI), Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. C. ‘Akepa Whisper Song from recording by H. D. Pratt (LNS #05816, recorded at Keauhou Ranch, Hawai‘i Co., HI). D. ‘Akepa adult calls from recordings by H. D. Pratt (LNS #05184, recorded at Keauhou Ranch, Hawai‘i Co., HI). Prepared by staff of Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics (BLB), Ohio State University.
Figure 7. Hawai'i 'Akepa male (right) feeding female in nest after egg-hatching.
Drawing by JKL.
Figure 8. Hawai'i 'Akepa female feeding nestlings. B. Hawai'i 'Akepa juvenile about to leave nest.
Drawing by JKL.
