Iiwi Sounds

Overview
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Life History
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Sounds

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Hawaii, April 06, 2002Recorded by Gregory Budney / Macaulay Library
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Hawaii, April 07, 2002Recorded by Gregory Budney / Macaulay Library
Calls
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Hawaii, April 06, 2002Recorded by Gregory Budney / Macaulay Library
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Hawaii, April 07, 2002Recorded by Gregory Budney / Macaulay Library
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Hawaii, March 27, 2013Recorded by Josep del Hoyo / Macaulay Library

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Songs

Both sexes sing throughout the year, with singing most frequent at the start of the breeding season, from October to December. The shrill song consists of a variety of unmelodious notes delivered at a leisurely pace, with 1–2 notes followed by a pause of a few seconds before the next notes.

Calls

Gives a wide assortment of calls, including a metallic eek or coo-eek; a long, nasally, ascending note; and a beep-beep sometimes preceded by 1–2 short introductory notes. Both sexes mimic other bird calls.