The Hawaiʻi ʻamakihi (Yellow Honeycreeper) is a small, adaptable honeycreeper native to the Big Island (and also found on Maui and Molokaʻi) with olive-green to yellow‑green plumage and a slightly curved bill suited for probing flowers and bark. It is a generalist forager, feeding on nectar (especially from ʻōhiʻa lehua and māmane), insects, fruit, and even tree sap. Unlike many native forest birds, ʻamakihi thrive at low elevations and appear to be evolving a tolerance to avian malaria. Their diet flexibility, reproductive productivity, and disease resilience have allowed them to persist in both native forests and altered habitats. As one of the least threatened Hawaiian honeycreepers, their population remains stable thanks to their adaptability and low susceptibility to habitat and disease pressures (Wikipedia, DLNR Wildlife Program, Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project).