Hawaiʻi ʻelepaio


The Hawaii elepaio, also Hawaiian elepaio, is a monarch flycatcher found on the Big Island of Hawaii. Until 2010, all three elepaio species, the Kauaʻi ʻelepaio, the Oʻahu ʻelepaio and this species were considered conspecific.

Taxonomy and systematics

The Hawaii elepaio was originally classified in the genus Muscicapa.

Subspecies

The three subspecies on the Big Island differ in their ecological requirements and head coloration :