The ʻiʻiwi (Scarlet Honeycreeper) is a vividly scarlet native honeycreeper with black wings and tail and a long curved salmon-colored bill built for sipping nectar from tubular ʻōhiʻa lehua flowers. This energetic forest bird often makes varied trills, squeaks, and whistles as it soars and flits through the canopy. ʻIʻiwi feed primarily on nectar but also glean insects and spiders, making them key pollinators in native ecosystems. They remain relatively abundant at higher elevations, though they are vulnerable to avian malaria and habitat loss at lower levels (Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project, Wikipedia, Audubon).