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''Loxops'' is a Hawaiian honeycreeper genus in the finch family, Fringillidae. The genus contains the following species: * ʻAkekeʻe (''Loxops caeruleirostris'') * Hawaiʻi ʻakepa (''Loxops coccineus'') * Oʻahu ʻakepa (''Loxops wolstenholmei'') (extinct) * Maui ʻakepa (''Loxops ochraceus'') * Hawaiʻi creeper (''Loxops mana'') ==Characteristics== Loxops average the size of 11 cm. They are considered a finch-like bird that also have a notched tail. Their bills have a cone shape to them and they are pale blue with a dark tip. They are also hard to find in the field. Males typically are a darker shade of green on the top while their belly-side is yellow. They also have a black mask that covers their face up until behind its eye while its forehead, forecrown, and backside is also yellow. Females resemble the same colors as the males, but the colors are muted and less vibrant.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=8918 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Loxops」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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