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The 'akohekohe, the amazing crested honeycreeper

DAZ|Studio Animals posted on Apr 29, 2012
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Description


On the slopes of northeastern portion of the Haleakala Volcano on the island of Maui lives the endangered 'akohekohe. 'akohekohe (pronounced "ah ko-hay ko-hay") in Hawaiian means "pubic hair" and probably refers to the tuft of fluff protruding from its' beak (there's probably some things you just didn't need to know, right? lol). The ‘Akohekohe is very aggressive and will chase off Apapane and I’Iwi for possession of 'ohi'a blossoms. Nectar from the 'Ohi'a tree makes up 40-75% of these birds' diets. They also feed on the nectar of other plants, caterpillars, flies, spiders, and other invertebrates. There are approximately 3,800 mature individuals left. After a big decline, the ‘Ahohekohe populations appear to have stabilized. At this point in time, the major threats appear to be the negative effects of introduced animals (especially feral pigs) and plants. Feral pigs wreak havoc on the soil and vegetation in native forests, destroying native understory and subcanopy plants and creating wallows that can act as breeding sites for disease-carrying mosquitoes. Rainforest areas that have been affected by pigs can recover if the pigs are removed, but these areas have higher concentrations of non-native plants. Although 'Akohekohes feed primarily in the canopy on 'ohi'a trees, they also feed on flowering understory shrubs. The destructive activities of pigs, together with the encroachment of non-native plants into formerly pristine forest, may cause 'Akohekohes to search for food at lower elevations, where infectious mosquitoes and avian diseases are common. Rendered in DS4 without postwork. Model Credits: Tropical Cove (Nerd), Ohia branch and 'Akohekohe from Songbird ReMix Hawaii (Ken Gilliland)

Comments (19)


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Seahorse

9:45AM | Sun, 29 April 2012

Beautiful!!!

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vitachick

9:49AM | Sun, 29 April 2012

Your scenes are absolutely fantastic...Also like the description of the birds your also include...

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Richardphotos

10:02AM | Sun, 29 April 2012

very natural/realistic bird, but all of them are

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soffy

10:02AM | Sun, 29 April 2012

What a wonderful work,so beautifully detailed,excellent****

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flavia49

10:11AM | Sun, 29 April 2012

stupendous work

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Flint_Hawk Online Now!

10:17AM | Sun, 29 April 2012

An exceptional bird & scene!

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Erestorfan

10:52AM | Sun, 29 April 2012

I still keep looking at this and can't believe it is not a photo! Even enlarged it looks like a photo. Interesting name in Hawaiian, LOL!!! Off to check out your gallery!

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Kinchie

11:02AM | Sun, 29 April 2012

Beautiful scene and top notch render - Wow and wonderful (need more stars here!)

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kelvinhughes

12:43PM | Sun, 29 April 2012

Another most excellent image well dne

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adorety

1:09PM | Sun, 29 April 2012

Very beautiful bird and really great scene to show him off. Great work.

bs

2:39PM | Sun, 29 April 2012

Very nice work:)

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sandra46

4:51PM | Sun, 29 April 2012

OUTSTANDING WORK!

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alessimarco

5:10PM | Sun, 29 April 2012

~Really beautiful work!! Bravo!~

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macmondo

9:22PM | Sun, 29 April 2012

This is a beautiful render! Excellent.

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fallen21

3:09AM | Mon, 30 April 2012

Lovely image, nice work.

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thecytron

8:27PM | Mon, 30 April 2012

Wonderful and colorful!

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cwrw

7:55PM | Thu, 03 May 2012

You just keep on getting better and better my friend! LOVE the vegetation- So hard to find really detailed nature modeling like this!

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ia-du-lin

6:02PM | Sat, 05 May 2012

wonderful bird/flower scene, very nice image

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psyoshida

11:51AM | Sun, 10 June 2012

What a beautiful bird in such a gorgeous setting. Those pigs must be removed it sounds perfectly awful what they are doing. Thanks for informing us.


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