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Hawaii Oo
Moho nobilis (Merrem, 1786)
Mohoidae — Oos
Hawaii Oo, Moho nobilis, was a bird of Hawaii in the Hawaiian Islands. It belonged to the passerines and the Mohoidae, and it is now extinct. First named by Merrem in 1786, it was a Hawaiian honeyeater in the genus Moho. It was known for its glossy black plumage with some brown on the belly, along with yellowish tufts under the wings and yellow plumes on the rump and wings. Males and females looked alike, though females were smaller and had less twisted tail tips. The last confirmed record was from 1934 on Mauna Loa.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Mohoidae — Oos
- Breeding range
- Pacific Ocean: Hawaii (Hawaiian Is.)
