HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A rare bird was recently observed by the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, and it could be one of the oldest of its species.
In a Facebook post, the DLNR’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife said it recently recaptured and re-released one of the oldest iiwi, or scarlet honeycreeper, in January in the Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve on Hawaii Island.
Iiwi typically live for three to five years, but the DLNR believes this bird is at least 10 years old…