I thought it would be a good idea to create a list (I loce to do lists) of all known Hawaiian drepanidine finches, and to assign vernacular names to all of them, but Hawaiian ones!
I have only translated ‘my’ names but not those that are already in use.
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Aidemedia chascax – Nuku pololei [Straight-billed]
Aidemedia lutetiae – Nuku pololei [Straight-billed]
Aidemedia zanclops – Nuku pahi kakiwi [Sickle-billed]
Chloridops kona – Manoa ma’oma’o, Ma’oma’o-‘ai-naio [Thick-and-green, Green feeds on Naio]
Chloridops regiskongi – Nuku pa‘a [Strong-billed]
Chloridops wahi – Nuku palupalu [Weak-billed]
Ciridops anna – ‘Ula’-ai-hawane, Waaihawane
Ciridops tenax – ‘Ula-me-‘ele’ele [Red-and-black]
Drepanis coccinea – ‘I’iwi, ‘I’iwi polena, ‘I’iwi popolo
Drepanis funerea – Hoa, Mamo, ‘O’o nuku-mu , ‘O’o-nuku-umu
Drepanis pacifica – Hoha, Hoho, Mamo
Dysmorodrepanis munroi – ‘O’u nuku hakahaka [Gap-billed Ou]
Hemignathus affinis – Nuku pu‘u
Hemignathus ellisianus – ‘Akialoa, Kipi
Hemignathus flavus – ‘Amakihi
Hemignathus hanapepe – Nuku pu‘u
Hemignathus kauaiensis – ‘A’alawi, ‘Alawi, ‘Amakihi, ‘Amakihi ‘awa’awa, Kihi, Kihikihi
Hemignathus lanaiensis – ‘Akialoa
Hemignathus lucidus – Nuku pu‘u
Hemignathus munroi – ‘Akiapola’au
Hemignathus obscurus – ‘Akialoa, ‘Akihi-a-loa, ‘Akihi-loa
Hemignathus stejnegeri – ‘Akialoa
Hemignathus upupirostris – ‘Akihi-‘ai-‘ili la’au [Akihi feeds on tree bark]
Hemignathus virens ssp. virens – ‘Amakihi
Hemignathus virens ssp. wilsoni – ‘Amakihi
Hemignathus vorpalis – Nuku ihe [Spear-billed]
Himatione freethi – ‘Apapane mai Kauo [Apapane from Laysan]
Himatione sanguinea – ‘Akakani, ‘Akapane, ‘Apapane
Loxioides bailleui – Palila
Loxioides kikuchi – Palila loa [Large Palila]
Loxops caeruleirostris – ‘Akeke’e, ‘O’u-holowai
Loxops coccineus – ‘Akakane, ‘Akepa, ‘Akepeuie
Loxops ochraceus – ‘Akakane, ‘Akepa, ‘Akepeuie
Loxops wolstenholmei – ‘Akakane, ‘Akepa, ‘Akepeuie
Magumma parva – ‘Alawi, ‘Anauani’i, ‘Anianiau
Manucerthia mana – ‘Alawi
Melamprosops phaeosoma – Po’o-uli
Oreomystis bairdi – ‘Akikeke, ‘Akikihi, ‘Akikiki
Orthiospiza howarthi – Manu kuahiwi, Manu mauka [Highland bird, Bird from the mountains]
Palmeria dolei – ‘Akohekohe
Paroreomyza flammea – Kakawahie
Paroreomyza maculata – ‘Alauahio, ‘Alauwahio
Paroreomyza montana ssp. montana – ‘Alauahio, ‘Alauwahio
Paroreomyza montana ssp. newtoni – ‘Alauahio, ‘Alauwahio
Pseudonestor xanthophrys – Kiwikiu
Psittirostra psittacea – ‘O‘u
Rhodacanthis flaviceps – Po’o lena [Yellow-headed]
Rhodacanthis forfex – ?
Rhodacanthis litotes – ?
Rhodacanthis palmeri – Hopue, Po’o ‘alani [Orange-headed]
Telespiza cantans – Lele-i-honua, Melemele-‘ai-hua, Palila mai Kauo [Jumps on the ground, Yellow eats eggs, Palila from Laysan]
Telespiza persecutrix – Palila kahakai [Beach Palila]
Telespiza ultima – Palila mai Moku Manu [Palila from Nihoa]
Telespiza ypsilon – Palila iki, Palila kahakai [Small Palila, Beach Palila]
Vangulifer mirandus – Hopu mea kolo, Nuku kumumu [Catches insects, Blunt-billed]
Vangulifer neophasis – Hopu mea kolo, Nuku kumumu [Catches insects, Blunt-billed]
Viridonia sagittirostris – Nuku pua [Arrowbill]
Xestospiza conica – Nuku pu‘u [Cone-billed]
Xestospiza fastigialis – ?
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edited: 17.04.2018