Justification of Red List category
This species was known from the Big Island of Hawai`i, but was last collected in 1902 with one unconfirmed record in 1934. It is now Extinct. Habitat destruction, hunting and introduced disease were probably the major causes.
Population justification
None remain.
Moho nobilis was only found in forest on the Big Island of Hawai`i, USA (Pratt et al. 1987). It was last collected in 1902 but there was an unconfirmed record in 1934 (Munro 1944, Hume 2017).
It was found in moist montane forest.
Its decline to extinction was presumably caused by habitat destruction, disease and hunting (Hume 2017).
Text account compilers
Vine, J.
Contributors
Brooks, T., Khwaja, N., Mahood, S. & Martin, R.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Hawaii Oo Moho nobilis. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/hawaii-oo-moho-nobilis on 23/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/11/2024.