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  • The akeke'e uses its offset bill to pry open leaves and flower buds of just one tree, the ōhi'a.

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  • The 'akeke'e is categorized as Endangered by the IUCN due to its small and declining geographic range and declines in habitat quality.

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  • George Fenwick, president of the bird conservation group, called the listing proposal "an important victory for the 'akikiki and' akeke'e, which need every bit of help that they can get."

    ENS 2008

  • There are estimated to be fewer than 1,400 'akikiki and fewer than 3,500' akeke'e in 2007.

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  • The proposal, made on Tuesday by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne includes 45 plants, two Kauai birds - the 'akikiki and' akeke'e - and one Hawaiian picture-wing fly.

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