elepaio

American  

[el-uh-pahy-oh] / ˌɛl əˈpaɪ oʊ /

Or 'elepaio

noun

plural

elepaios

1. a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.

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Etymology

Origin of elepaio

First recorded in 1855–60; from Hawaiian ʿelepaio

Example Sentences

They include iiwi and elepaio birds, a tree snail called pupu kani oe and the Hawaiian hoary bat, also known as opeapea.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2023

However, the elepaio, an endangered native bird, lives in the lowland forests, as does the amakihi, an endemic honeycreeper that is not classified as endangered, he noted.

From Washington Times • Jan. 17, 2016

He kissed the back of his hand, producing a squeaking noise that summoned a curious Kauai elepaio, a little gray bird with dark wing bars.

From New York Times • May 13, 2011

Then the elepaio bird sang and the charm was broken.

From Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina by Westervelt, W. D.