Hawaii Creeper
Loxops mana
Family: Finches, euphonias, and allies
Hawaii Creeper is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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The species is eaten as eggs, chicks, and even as full-fledged adults.
The nests of the Hawaiʻi creepers are low to the forest floor which leave the bird vulnerable to predators such as rats.
Nests are hidden in a tree cavity or built on a high branch in either a koa or a ʻōhiʻa lehua.