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Hawaiian High Islands Ecoregion
This page last revised 05 September 2006 -- S.M.Gon III

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Forest bird
Viability of forest bird concentrations were derived from recent assessments by the USGS/BRD.

'I'iwi on koli'i
Forest birds contribute to vital ecological processes, such as pollination

'Io Hawaiian hawk
'Elepaio, a Hawaiian flycatcher, is a member of the forest bird concentration.

Hawaiian Forest Bird Chorus

Just for fun, here is a chorus of Hawaiian bird songs. It includes ‘Apapane, ‘Elepaio, ‘I‘iwi, ‘Amakihi, ‘Akepa, and ‘Ōma‘o.

'Apapane photo by Jack Jeffrey'Apapane (Himatione sanguinea) song (public domain)


'Akepa photo by Jack Jeffrey
'Akepa (Loxops coccineus) song (public domain)

Hawai'i 'Elepaio'Elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis) song (public domain)
'I'iwi, Vestiaria coccinea. Photo: TNC archives
The song of the ‘i‘iwi (Vestiaria coccinea) is as distinctive as its appearence.
'Oma'o (Hawaiian Thrush) Photo Peter LaTourette
'Ōma'o (
Myadestes obscurus) song
(public domain)

'Amakihi on koli'i
'Amakihi (Hemignathus virens) song (public domain)

You can manipulate the chorus using the audio control boxes on this page, turning all off, and listening to the calls of each bird species at will.  Begin by pausing each control box, one after the other, until all are silent, then unpausing any that you would like to hear.