Hawaii Mamo

Drepanis pacifica (Gmelin, JF, 1788)

Hawaii Mamo, Drepanis pacifica, was an extinct Hawaiian honeycreeper from Hawaiʻi Island in the Hawaiian Islands. It belonged to the finch family and was confined to the forest canopy of the Big Island. Its plumage was mostly black, with bright yellow on the rump, undertail coverts, shoulders and legs, plus a white patch on the primaries. It had a slightly downcurved black bill. The bird fed on nectar from lobelioid flowers, especially hāhā, and may also have taken insects and berries. Its decline was driven by habitat loss, introduced predators, mosquitoes and plume hunting.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias

Breeding range

Pacific Ocean: Hawaii (Hawaiian Is.)