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The ʻAkohekohe (Palmeria dolei) is a bird found in United States. Found in the United States. It eats nectar and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

🏡 Where the ʻAkohekohe lives

Found in the United States.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌸 Nectar90%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs10%

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

Conservation status

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Recorded by Brooks Rownd (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), xeno-canto XC122341. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the ʻAkohekohe

Where does the ʻAkohekohe live?

The ʻAkohekohe lives in United States. Found in the United States.

What does the ʻAkohekohe eat?

nectar (about 90%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the ʻAkohekohe endangered?

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

More birds from North America

• Swainson's thrush
• Harris's hawk
• Western meadowlark
• White-necked jacobin
• American white ibis
• Cliff swallow

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