Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_ou
Ou
Psittirostra psittacea
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About Ou
Ou (Psittirostra psittacea) is recorded as an extinct on Kauaʻi in the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist. This is a documented island occurrence, not a claim of an individual sighting in 2026.
Kauaʻi evidence
Bishop Museum island checklist (version 2, 2017) lists Kauaʻi status X: extinct. See original island table. A Hawaiʻi-level record is available, but the species needs a documented Kauaʻi observation before local ecological conclusions are drawn. Historic Kauaʻi occurrence is documented; present status should not be inferred from a Hawaiʻi-wide name.
Occurrence evidence
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Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Psittirostra psittacea
- Common names
- Ou
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Kauaʻi documented: extinct (2017 island checklist)
- Origin
- Endemic; extinct
- Conservation status
- Extinct
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-29
- Evidence limits
- Former island occurrence documented; no living local population is established by this source
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Wet forest · Montane forest · Forest · Shrublands
- Food and resource needs
- Food and resources may include seeds, buds, fruit, nectar, and arthropods according to bill form and native/introduced status
- Reproduction
- Historical breeding requirements are incompletely documented.
- Shelter
- Shelter and structure within wet forest, montane forest, forest.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Avian malaria/vector expansion, habitat loss, invasive plants, predators, food-web change, storms, small population size, and climate displacement
- Conservation actions
- Mosquito/vector control where applicable, predator control, native forest restoration, fencing, translocation, captive assurance, and habitat connectivity
- Monitoring
- Document date, place, observer, habitat, behavior, and supporting media for any Kauaʻi observation.
- Data gaps
- Verify former range, last record and local extinction chronology
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Extinct Historical
- Seasonal description
- Ou (Psittirostra psittacea) is recorded as an extinct on Kauaʻi in the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist. This is a documented island occurrence, not a claim of an individual sighting in 2026.