Family: Mohoidae (Oos)

Authority: (Rothschild, 1893)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species was formerly found in the Hawaiian Islands, USA, but there have been no confirmed records since 1904 and is now considered Extinct. A single bird thought to be this species was observed in 1981 on the north-east slope of Haleakala but there have been no further confirmed records despite intensive searching. Habitat loss, predation and disease were the likely causes of its extinction.

Population size: unknown

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial