last collected on 20 February 1892 by G. Munro at Aiwini River, Mount Kohala, Hawaii; rumored at Kahua Ditch Road in 1937 by G. Munro
shy island montane forest nectivore/omnivore endemic to Hawaii, Hawaii
specimens Boston, London, Honolulu, and New York
disappeared after deforestation
References:
Fuller, E. Extinct Birds of the World QL676.8.F85 1987 ISBN 0-8160-1833-2 p.213
Greenway, J. C. Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World QL676.7.G7 1967 p.411
King, W. Endangered Birds of the World; The ICBP Bird Red Data Book QL676.7.K56 1981 ISBN 0-87474-584-5 Preamble 8
Nilsson, G. The Endangered Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN 0-938-424-09-7 p.212
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139
Ehrlich, P. R. et al. Birds in Jeopardy QL676.55.E38 1992 ISBN 0-8047-1967-5 p.209
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