North America

Olomaʻo

Myadestes lanaiensis

The Olomaʻo (Myadestes lanaiensis) is a bird found in United States. Found in the United States. It eats fruit and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific name	Myadestes lanaiensis
Region	North America
Found in	United States

🏡 Where the Olomaʻo lives

Found in the United States.

🍽️ What it eats

🍎 Fruit70%
🐛 Insects & bugs30%

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

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.

💡 It weighs about 34 grams. It mostly eats fruit and insects and other small creatures. Scientists fear it may already be extinct.

Questions about the Olomaʻo

Where does the Olomaʻo live?

The Olomaʻo lives in United States. Found in the United States.

What does the Olomaʻo eat?

fruit (about 70%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Olomaʻo endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically 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.