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‘Akeke‘e

Loxops caeruleirostris

The ‘Akeke‘e (Loxops caeruleirostris) is a bird found in United States. Found in the United States. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific nameLoxops caeruleirostris
RegionNorth America
Found inUnited States

🏡 Where the ‘Akeke‘e lives

Found in the United States.

🍽️ What it eats

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.
💡 It weighs about 11 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

Hear the ‘Akeke‘e

Recorded by Dan Lane (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC174954. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the ‘Akeke‘e

Where does the ‘Akeke‘e live?

The ‘Akeke‘e lives in United States. Found in the United States.

What does the ‘Akeke‘e eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the ‘Akeke‘e endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.