Hawaii mamo

This bird was black with orange-yellow feathers on its legs, primary feathers, on its bottom and near the tail. It had small beady black eyes and was the centerpiece of portraits for some years. This bird had a slightly curving blackish yellow bill and it was long, some three inches long. This shy species that lived in the forest canopy and fed on nectar of lobelia that possessed curved, tubular flowers. It's call was a long, plaintive whistle.

The Hawaii mamo is classified as Extinct (EX), there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.

Hawaii Mamo (Drepanis pacifica) (Gmelin, 1788) summary taxon grid map Wikipedia NatureServe Google: Web|Scholar ITIS Birdlife Google|Flickr Xeno-Canto - EXTINCT Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae English: Hawaii Mamo Scientific: Drepanis pacifica Protonym: Certhia pacifica Avibase ID: D7D0A5F12C026FA3 Taxomic Serial Number: More

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Hawaii MamoDrepanis pacifica Order PASSERIFORMES – Family FRINGILLIDAE Issue No. 640a Authors: Pratt, H. Douglas * Articles * Multimedia * References Courtesy Preview This Introductory article that you are viewing is a courtesy preview of the full life history account of this species. The remaining articles (Distribution, Habitat, Behavior, etc. More

Hawaii Mamo (Drepanis pacifica) Black Mamo (Drepanis funerea) Oʻahu ʻAkialoa (Hemignathus ellisianus) Hawaiʻi ʻAkialoa (Hemignathus obscurus) Greater Amakihi (Hemignathus sagittirostris) Kakawahie (Paroreomyza flammea) Lesser Koa-Finch (Rhodacanthis flaviceps) Greater Koa-Finch (Rhodacanthis palmeri) Nukupuu (Hemignathus lucidus), probably extinct ‘Akeke‘e (Loxops caeruleirostris) Poʻo-uli (Melamprosops phaeosoma), probably extinct ʻAkikiki (Oreomystis bairdi) ʻAkohekohe (Palmeria dolei) Oʻahu ʻAlauahio (Paroreomyza maculata), probably extinct Maui Parrotbill (Pseudonestor xanthophrys) More

lesser coverts of the Hawaii Mamo were used in the remarkable feather capes and leis worn by the native Hawaiian nobility.The famous cloak of Kamehameha I, which was made over the course of deckads before being completed in his reign, was made entirely of Mamo feathers. This cape can be seen in the Bishop Museum.+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Birds of Hawaii The Red Crested CardinalIntroduced from South America around 1930.This cardinal frequents parks, lawns, and open forests and will frequent bird feeders. More

Hawaii Mamo Drepanis pacifica (Gmelin, 1788) * RMNH 110.030: Hawaii. Cabinet Temminck, 1820 (bought at auction Bullock Museum, 1819). Heavy losses The fact that the various species of Drepanididae or Hawaiian honeycreepers are not discussed separately but as a group, illustrates the heavy losses this family has suffered. Fifteen species are extinct and of the remaining species four subspecies have disappeared. More

146 8874 Drepanis pacifica Hawaii Mamo 146 8875 Drepanis funerea Black Mamo 146 9689 ... http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/noframe/index-d.htm A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O Q R S T V W X Y Z: ...downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 1. dredging, seagrass and 1. funerea (black mamo) 1. pacifica (Hawaii mamo) 1. Drosophila (Pomance flies) 1. ... http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/noframe/t018.htm HawaiiÕs Endemic Birds: Ula-`ai-hawane, Ciridops anna, Hawaii. Hawaii mamo, Drepanis pacifica, Hawaii. Black mamo, D. funerea, Molokai. More

Hawaii Mamo Drepanis pacifica 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Extinct Family/Sub-family Fringillidae Species name author (Gmelin, 1788) Taxonomic source(s) AOU checklist (1998 + supplements), Brooks (2000), Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993) Summary Drepanis pacifica was endemic to the big island of Hawai`i, USA, and was last recorded in 1898 above Hilo1 and in 1899 near More

Its closest relative was the now also extinct Hawaii Mamo, Drepanis pacifica (Gmelin, 1788). Links Black Mamo Extinction: Black Mamo UWSP GEOG358 References BirdLife International 2004. Drepanis funerea. In: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. . Downloaded on 15 November 2005. Bishop Museum. 2001. Hawaii's Extinct Species - Birds - Black Mamo. (http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/endangered/mamo.html). Downloaded on 15 November 2005. Day, D. 1981. The Doomsday Book of Animals. More

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The genus Drepanis, includes two species, the Hawaii Mamo (Drepanis pacifica) and the Black Mamo (Drepanis funerea). Both species are, according to all accounts, extinct. It is believed that the extinction of the Hawaii Mamo was as a result of the way in which it was destroyed for the sake of its rich yellow feathers, used in former days to decorate the state robes of the chiefs of the locations where it was found. More