Kauai Oo
Moho braccatus
Hawaiian Honeyeaters (Mohoidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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| Specie | Confusioni |
|---|---|
| Hawaii Oo Moho nobilis | 1 |
| Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens | 1 |
| Spioncello del Pacifico Anthus rubescens | 1 |
| American Goldfinch Spinus tristis | 1 |
Famiglia
Mohoidae, also known as the Hawaiian honeyeaters, were a family of Hawaiian species of now recently extinct, nectarivorous songbirds in the genera Moho (ʻōʻō) and Chaetoptila (kioea). These now extinct birds formed their own family, representing the only complete extinction of an entire avian family in modern times, when the disputed family Turnagridae is regarded as invalid. The last surviving species in the family, the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō (Moho braccatus), became extinct after 1987.
Ordine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …