Extinct

Poo-uli

Melamprosops phaeosoma

Poo-uli

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The po’ouli was a small, stocky bird. It had brown tinted feathers above, and was gray-white hued below.In the Hawaiian language, ‘po’ouli’ translates to ‘black head’ or ‘black face’. This gives the bird its alternate name, the black-faced honeycreeper.

Scientific Classification

KINGDOM

Animalia

PHYLUM

Chordata

CLASS

Aves

ORDER

Passeriformes

FAMILY

Fringillidae

GENUS

Melamprosops

Location

Hawaii

Bird

Omnivore

Habitat

Terrestrial, Forest

Food

snails and beetles, but will feed on a variety of insects and larvae.

Last Seen

November 26, 2004

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