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Akcakaya, H. R., Keith, D. A., Burgman, M., Butchart, S. H. M., Hoffman, M., Regan, H. M. Harrison, I., Boakes, E. 2017. Inferring extinctions III: A cost-benefit framework for listing extinct species. Biological Conservation 214: 336-342.
Amante-Helweg, V. L. U., Conant S. 2009. Hawaiian culture and forest birds. In: Pratt, T.K., et al. (ed.), Conservation biology of Hawaiian forest birds, pp. 59-79. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT.
Atkinson, C.T, Lapointe, D. A. 2009. Ecology and pathogenicity of avian malaria and pox. In: Pratt, T. K., Atkinson, C. T., Banko, P. C., Jacobi, J. D., Woodworth B. L. (ed.), Conservation biology of Hawaiian forest birds, pp. 234-252. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT.
Banko, W.E. and Banko, P.C. 2009a. Historic decline and extinction. In: Pratt, T.K., Atkinson, C.T., Banko, P.C., Jacobi, J.D. and Woodworth, B.L. (eds), Conservation Biology of Hawaiian Forest Birds: Implications for Island Avifauna, pp. 25-58. Yale University Press, New Haven.
Banko, W.E. and Banko, P.C. 2009b. Evolution and ecology of food exploitation. In: Pratt, T.K., Atkinson, C.T., Banko, P.C., Jacobi, J.D. and Woodworth, B.L. (eds), Conservation Biology of Hawaiian Forest Birds: Implications for Island Avifauna, pp. 159-193. Yale University Press, New Haven.
Bird, J.P., Martin, R., Akçakaya, H.R., Gilroy, J., Burfield, I.J., Garnett, S.G., Symes, A., Taylor, J., Şekercioğlu, Ç.H. and Butchart, S.H.M. 2020. Generation lengths of the world’s birds and their implications for extinction risk. Conservation Biology 34(5): 1252-1261. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13486.
Butchart, S. H. M.; Lowe, S.; Martin, R. W.; Symes, A.; Westrip, J. R. S.; Wheatley, H. 2018. Which birds have gone extinct? A novel quantitative classification approach. Biological Conservation 227: 9-18.
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IUCN. 2024. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2024-2. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 22 October 2024).
Keith, D. A., Butchart, S. H. M., Regan, H. M., Harrison, I., Akcakaya, H. R., Solow, A. R., Burgman, M. A. 2017. Inferring extinctions I: A structured method using information on threats. Biological Conservation 214: 320-327.
Kirch, P. 1982. The impact of the prehistoric Polynesians on the Hawaiian ecosystem. Pacific Science 36: 1-14.
Lapointe D. A., Atkinson C. T. and Jarvi S. I. 2009. Managing disease. In: Pratt, T.K., Atkinson, C.T., Banko, P.C., Jacobi, J.D. and Woodworth, B.L. (eds), Conservation biology of Hawaiian forest birds, pp. 405-424. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT.
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Pratt, H.D. 1994. Avifaunal change in the Hawaiian Islands, 1893-1993. Studies in Avian Biology 15: 103-118.
Pyle, R. L., Pyle P. 2017. The Birds of the Hawaiian Islands: Occurrence, History, Distribution, and Status. Honolulu, HI, U.S.A. B.P. Bishop Museum. Available at: http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/birds/rlp-monograph.
Pyle, R.L. 1989. Hawaiian Islands region. American Birds 43(2): 369-370.
Reynolds, M.H.; Snetsinger, T.J. 2001. The Hawai'i Rare Bird Search 1994-1996. Studies in Avian Biology 22: 133-143.
Scott, J.M.; Mountainspring, S.; Ramsey, F.L.; Kepler, C.B. 1986. Forest bird communities of the Hawaiian Islands: Their dynamics, ecology, and conservation. Cooper Ornithological Society, California.
Snetsinger, T. J., M. H. Reynolds, and C. M. Herrmann. 2020. Ou (Psittirostra psittacea). Ithaca, NY, USA. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.ou.01.
Snetsinger, T. J.; Reynolds, M. H.; Herrmann, C. M. 1998. 'O'u (Psittirostra psittacea) and Lana'i Hookbill (Dysmorodrepanis munroi). In: Poole, A.; Gill, F. (ed.), The birds of North America, No. 335-336, pp. 1-20. The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia.
Thompson, C.J., Koshkina, V., Burgman, M.A., Butchart, S.H.M. and Stone, L. 2017. Inferring extinctions II: a practical, iterative model based on records and surveys. Biological Conservation 214: 328–335.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 1983. Kauai forest birds recovery plan. USFWS, Portland, USA.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2022. ʻŌʻū (Psittirostra psittacea). 5-Year Review Summary and Evaluation. USFWS, Honolulu, HI.
Link to species profile on Search for Lost Birds website
Search for photos and videos, and hear sounds of this species from the Macaulay Library
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Forest Birds 2006
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Ou Psittirostra psittacea. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/ou-psittirostra-psittacea on 24/12/2024.
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 24/12/2024.