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Moloka'i Stilt-owl

Grallistrix geleches

Extinct

Where it is recorded

United States1
Hawaii1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderOwls · Strigiformes
FamilyTypical Owls · Strigidae
GenusStilt-owls · Grallistrix

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Moloka'i Stilt-owl with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.