The
'Akekeke's diet varies throughout the year.
During the winter, in Hawaii, they eat insects
and crustaceans from shoreline to mudflats and
fields. They overturn rocks with their beaks to
find food beneath. This is where they get the
name "Turnstone". The 'Akekeke use their bills
as shovels, digging into sand for mussels,
clams, and crabs.
Flocks
of 'Akekeke gather together when feeding. They
are rarely observed drinking on the edge of
freshwater marshes, streams, and
ponds.
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