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ʻIʻiwi, or scarlet Hawaiian honeycreeper

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States

A male Vestiaria coccinea specimen from the Veretebrate Zoology Division of Birds collections at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. This bird's common name is the 'I'iwi, or scarlet Hawaiian honeycreeper.

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  • Title: ʻIʻiwi, or scarlet Hawaiian honeycreeper
  • Location: Kaumana, Hawaii County, Hawaii Island, Main Hawaiian Islands, North Pacific Ocean
  • Type: Bird
  • Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
  • External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
  • USNM Catalog Number(s): 169382
  • Scientific Name: <i>Vestiaria coccinea</i>
  • Photo Credit: John Steiner, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
  • Field: Vetebrate Zoology
  • Date Collected: 1898-04-10
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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