![An eight-inch black bird with a long bill sits in a tree with many waxy green leaves. The photo quality is not very sharp, giving away the photo's age—it was taken in 1975.](https://media.audubon.org/web_honeycreeper_kauaioo_robertshallenberger.jpg?width=233&height=200&auto=webp&quality=10&fit=crop&disable=upscale&enable=upscale&blur=100)
Wave of Hawaiian Bird Extinctions Stresses the Islands’ Conservation Crisis
October 06, 2021 —
Eight Hawaiian forest bird species are now extinct, including six honeycreepers. Only 17 of 50-plus honeycreeper species remain.