ʻAkekeʻe 2.jpg

Photo By/Credit

Jim Denny

Date Shot/Created
04/13/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved - Used by Permission
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An ʻakekeʻe is a forest bird native to Hawaiʻi. It is currently listed under the endangered species act and is facing extinction due to avian malaria, a disease transmitted by invasive mosquitoes.
Subject tags
Birds
Diseases
Endangered and/or Threatened species