The spectacular ʻiʻiwi is an icon of the Hawaiian forest. With its distinctive long curved salmon bill, red feathers, and black wings, they are only 5 ½-inches long. Spot them flitting atop the trees, sipping nectar from the lehua flowers. Their bill has also specially evolved to fit into tubular flowers that in-turn have evolved to match their bill shape. Treasured Hawaiian feather work use red ʻiʻiwi feathers in capes, helmets, and kahili standards. Drab immature ʻiʻiwi are called ʻiʻiwi pōlena.

The map below shows hotspots along our birding trails where you might see this bird. Learn more by visiting our species profile page for ʻiʻiwi.