'Amaui

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The ʻĀmaui or Oʻahu Thrush, (Myadestes woahensis, often given as oahensis) was an extinct bird of Oʻahu, Hawaii. It is known from a single specimen taken in 1825 and subfossil bones.

The name derives from manu a Māui: "Māui's bird.

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