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Crested honeycreeper (Palmeria dolei)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae

Listing Status:   

General Information

The Crested Honeycreeper is 7 inches in length and is the largest of the honeycreepers on Maui. It is primarily black, and can appear to be entirely black in poor light, particularly if the bird is wet. The black feathers are tipped with gray on the breast and throat, whitish on the wing and tail tips, and the nape and body is speckled with orange. The Crested Honeycreeper gets its name from its ragged white crest above the bill.

Lead Region:  Pacific Region (Region 1)
Date Listed: Mar 11, 1967

  • States/US Territories in which the Crested honeycreeper is known to occur:  Hawaii

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 4 of 4 )
Date Citation Page Title
03/16/2009 74 FR 11130 11133 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 103 Species in Hawaii
09/28/2006 71 FR 57004 Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Forest Birds
10/16/2003 68 FR 59635 59636 Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Forest Birds
03/11/1967 32 FR 4001 Endangered Species List - 1967

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
09/22/2006 Revised Hawaiian Forest Birds Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
03/16/2009 74 FR 11130 11133 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 103 Species in Hawaii
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
    • 09/28/2006 71 FR 57004 Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Forest Birds
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
    • 10/16/2003 68 FR 59635 59636 Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Forest Birds
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability

    • » Critical Habitat

    No critical habitat rules have been published for the Crested honeycreeper.

    » Conservation Plans

    No conservation plans have been created for Crested honeycreeper

    » Petitions

    No petition findings have been published for the Crested honeycreeper.

    » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: November 22, 2009