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The Mao (Gymnomyza samoensis) is a bird found in Samoa. Found in Samoa. It eats nectar, insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Mao lives

Found in Samoa.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌸 Nectar40%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs30%
• 🍎 Fruit30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Matthias Feuersenger (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), xeno-canto XC110560. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Mao

Where does the Mao live?

The Mao lives in Samoa. Found in Samoa.

What does the Mao eat?

nectar (about 40%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%), fruit (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Mao endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.