Kauaʻi ʻōʻō
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The Kauaʻi ʻōʻō or ʻōʻōʻāʻā is an extinct species of ʻōʻō that was endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi. It was the last species of Hawaiian honeyeater to exist; the entire family is now officiall
Kauaioo
Adult and juvenile Moho braccatus
Specimen, Bishop Museum, Honolulu
Hawaiʻi ʻōʻō
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The Hawaiʻi ʻōʻō is an extinct Hawaiian honeyeater in the genus Moho. It was previously regarded as member of the Australo-Pacific honeyeaters.
Kauaʻi ʻōʻō
…were known to sing. The bird was a cavity nester in the thickly forested canyons of Kauaʻi. All of its relatives have also become extinct, such as the Hawaiʻi ʻōʻō, Bishop's ʻōʻō, and Oʻahu ʻōʻō. Relatively little is known about these extinct birds. The species became extinct from a large range of problems, including…
Mus Nat Hist Nat 25022013 Moho nobilis
Illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans, 1893
Illustration by William Ellis