Mao

When to see the Mao

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Mao

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Mao

The mao or maʻomaʻo is a passerine bird belonging to the genus Gymnomyza in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is an endangered species and is endemic to the Samoan Islands.

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Easily confused with

Yellow-billed Giant HoneyeaterGymnomyza viridisThe yellow-billed giant honeyeater, also known as yellow-billed honeyeater, yodeling giant honeyeater, the chattering giant honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. Crow HoneyeaterGymnomyza aubryanaThe species measures 35 to 42.5 cm (13.8–16.7 in). Duetting Giant HoneyeaterGymnomyza brunneirostrisThe duetting giant honeyeater, formerly known as the giant honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.