North America

Puaiohi

Myadestes palmeri

The Puaiohi (Myadestes palmeri) 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 palmeri
Region	North America
Found in	United States

🏡 Where the Puaiohi 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 40 grams. It mostly eats fruit and insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Melissa Hafting (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC805485. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Puaiohi

Where does the Puaiohi live?

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

What does the Puaiohi 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 Puaiohi 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.