The ʻapapane (Crimson Honeycreeper) is a small, crimson-red native honeycreeper endemic to the main Hawaiian Islands, with black wings and tail and white undertail-coverts. It is often observed in energetic flight through the canopy, producing a varied mix of trills, squeaks, whistles, clicks, and raspy notes. ʻApapane feed primarily on nectar from ʻōhiʻa lehua blossoms and also glean insects and spiders from the canopy, making them important pollinators in native forests. They are among the most abundant and widely distributed honeycreepers, especially at higher elevations where avian disease pressure is lower. Population levels remain stable compared to more vulnerable honeycreeper species (Wikipedia; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; DLNR Wildlife Program).