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The species Black Mamo is extinct.

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Drepanis funerea

[edit] Identification

20.5cm

• Dull black
• Whitish patch on outer webs of primaries
• Black bill with yellow patch at base of maxilla
• Yellowish-brown iris
• Black legs and feet
• Long decurved bill, longer in male
  

Sexes similar.

[edit] Distribution

The black mamo was only found on Molokai, Hawaii. After its discovery in 1893 it was last seen in 1907.

It became extinct very early in the 20th century.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Wet forests above 1525 m.

[edit] Behaviour

Black mamo were approachable birds of the understory, and very aggressively displaced all other species except 'o'o from choice flowers.

[edit] Diet

The diet included nectar.

[edit] Vocalisation

They were also known as Hoa, in imitation of their call, or as 'O'o Nuku Umu.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
2. Peter Maas Extinction Websit

• List of references

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