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Birdsong field guide

Black Mamo

Drepanis funerea

The Black Mamo was a large, nectar-feeding Hawaiian honeycreeper from Molokaʻi, recognized for its entirely black plumage and exceptionally long, sickle-shaped bill.

What it sounds like

Described as a low, flute-like whistle and a repetitive 'weet-weet-weet' song.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

No reference call found yet · Xeno-canto

Field notes

Its extremely decurved bill was a specialized adaptation for extracting nectar from the deep, tubular flowers of endemic lobelioids.
The species was first described by science in 1893 and was last recorded only 14 years later in 1907, representing a remarkably rapid extinction following discovery.
Unlike its relative, the Hawaiʻi Mamo, this species lacked any yellow feathers and was almost entirely soot-black.
It was endemic strictly to the island of Molokaʻi, occupying the high-elevation forest canopy and understory.
The primary causes of its extinction are attributed to habitat destruction by feral livestock and the introduction of avian malaria via mosquitoes.

Habitat

Dense, humid montane rainforests and high-elevation bog margins.

Range

Molokaʻi, Hawaiian Islands (Extinct).

Similar & commonly confused birds

Hawaii MamoDrepanis pacifica IiwiDrepanis coccinea

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