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ʻŌmaʻo #avianaugust day 16.

Watercolor and colored pencils.

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'Ōma'o - Avian August, day 16

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Ōmao

2hrs 52mins

Avian August 2025

Photo used © BB Oros, eBird

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Day 16 of Avian August 2025, Birds of Hawaii, hosted by @cookiedoves: ʻŌmaʻo or Hawaiian Thrush (Myadestes obscurus)

The ʻŌmaʻo is the only native thrush left on the Big Island. The Kamaʻo went extinct in the wild in 1989, and the last Olomaʻo spotted was in 1980.

Like a lot of thrushes, the Ōmaʻo has a hauntingly beautiful flute-like song, and plays a crucial role in forest regeneration. By eating fruits of native plants and spreading the seeds across the forest.

*Plant featured is ʻĀkala or the Hawaiian Raspberry (Rubus hawaiensis).

[scottpartridge]

Prompt 16 of #AvianAugust2025 hosted by @cookiedoves is the ʻōmaʻo, a kind of thrush. #AvianAugust is a bird art challenge which this year celebrates the birds of Hawaii

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‘Ōma‘o

Hawaiian Thrush Myadestes obscurus Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Mauna Kea, Hawaiʻi

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Avian August - Day 16 - 'Ōma'o - Hawaiian Thrush / Hawaiian Solitaire