The haunting song of the Kaua‘i ‘Ō‘ō will never be heard in the wild again. Although listed as endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, it has not been detected since 1987, and the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species lists it as extinct.

Habitat destruction and invasive species were the likely causes of the species' decline and loss.

Audio provided by the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Audio recorded by Robert J. Shallenberger.

Photo by Robert J. Shallenberger.

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