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palila

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n. An endangered gray, yellow, and white Hawaiian honey creeper (Psittirostra bailleui, P. kona); endemic to the island of Hawaiʻi. Its bill is especially suited for opening māmane tree pods. Its only home is on Mauna Kea, Hawaiʻi. See ex., olokē, piʻoloke.

palila

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

A gray, yellow, and white honeycreeper (Psittirostra bail- leui) endemic to Hawaiʻi island. It was decreed an endangered species by a federal court in Hawaiʻi, upheld by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals February 10, 1981. The palila nests in and gets its food from the māmane tree (Sophora chrysophylla) and the naio, bastard sandalwood (Myporum sandwicense), both of which grow on the higher slopes of Mauna Kea, Hawaiʻi. By coincidence these trees also are the source of food most palat- able to sheep and goats. The court order requires prompt elimi- nation of those animals from the palila birdsʻ living area.

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