Hawaii mamo
Extinct species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hawaiʻi mamo (Drepanis pacifica) is an extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreeper. It was endemic to Hawaii Island. It became extinct due to habitat loss, mosquitoes, introduced predators such as the small Indian mongoose, and overcollecting.
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Hawaiʻi mamo | |
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Specimen | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Drepanis |
Species: | †D. pacifica |
Binomial name | |
†Drepanis pacifica (Gmelin, 1788) | |
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