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The species Poo-uli is possibly extinct.

Melamprosops phaeosoma

[edit] Identification

5" in length. It is a brown bird and has a black mask. Its top is brown and its belly is buff, with a white throat. Its bill is black and short and its legs are pale and long.

[edit] Distribution

Believed to have become extinct in 2004.

The po'ouli was discovered in 1973 in the dense rainforests of East Maui, Hawaii

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[edit] Habitat

Forests

[edit] Behaviour

Its diet includes snails, spiders, and insects. Breeding is from February to June; one or two eggs are laid. This bird’s main calls are a repetitive chick and a whistled wh-whit.

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