Molokai O'o (Moho nobilis)
Posted on 31 December, 1902 in Extinct
Year Last Seen:
1902
Comments:
This species was known from the Big Island of Hawai`i, but was last collected in 1902 with one unconfirmed record in 1934. It is now Extinct. Habitat destruction, hunting and introduced disease were probably the major causes.
Habitat:
It was found in moist montane forest.
Causes:
Its decline to extinction was presumably caused by habitat destruction, disease and hunting (Hume 2017).
Distribution:
Moho nobilis was only found in forest on the Big Island of Hawai`i, USA (Pratt et al. 1987). It was last collected in 1902 but there was an unconfirmed record in 1934 (Munro 1944, Hume 2017).