| O‘ahu ‘ō‘ō Temporal range: Neogene to Late Quaternary (1837 AD) | |
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| Drawing of an O‘ahu ‘ō‘ō | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukarya |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | †Mohoidae |
| Genus: | †Moho Gould, 1861 |
| Species: | †Moho apicalis |
The O‘ahu ‘ō‘ō (Moho apicalis) is a species of ‘ō‘ōs that is native to the island of Oahu.
Description[]
O‘ahu ‘ō‘ō males could reach 30.5 centimeters in length, with a wing length of 10.5 to 11.4 cm. The culmen and tarsus were both around 3.5 to 3.8 centimeters in length. Female O‘ahu ‘ō‘ōs were smaller than the males. Their plumage was sooty black, with the tail feathers being brown, and with the exception of the two central feathers, had white tips. White feather tufts were underneath the axillaries, and two central tail feathers became narrow, fibrous like tips. It also had a black beak and tarsus, with the flanks and undertail being deeply yellow.
Ecology[]
Sadly, the ecology of the O‘ahu ‘ō‘ō was not well studied before its extinction. It lived it in the mountain forests of Oʻahu.
Extinction[]
O‘ahu ‘ō‘ō likely went extinct due to diseases from invasive mosquitoes, habitat destruction, deforestation, and livestock overgrazing.