Mamo Rayati
Mamo or woowoo is a common name for two species of extinct birds. Together with the extant ʻIʻiwi they make up the genus ''Drepanis''. These Nectarivore, nectarivorous finches were endemism, endemic to Hawaii but are now Holocene extinction, extinct. The Hawaiian language, Hawaiian name may be related to the name of the ōō (''Hawaiʻi ʻōʻō, Moho nobilis''), a bird with a similar appearance. Another name for the mamo was ''ōō-nuku-umu'', meaning "ōō with the sucking beak". Two species are known. Hawaii mamo The Hawaii mamo (''Drepanis pacifica'') was about in length. Its plumage was glossy black with yellow rumps and thigh feathers and a small yellow shoulder patch. The tail was black and there was a white basal primary patch and white shafts along the primaries. The Beak, bill was long, curved and black. Legs were dark gray or black This was a shy species that lived in the forest Canopy (biology), canopy and Nectarivore, fed on the nectar of ''Lobelia'' spec ...
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Drepanis Funerea-Keulemans
''Drepanis'' is a genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae. The birds are endemic to Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat .... Species It contains the following species: See also * *
Drepanis, Hawaiian honeycreepers Endemic fauna of Hawaii
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