▁as ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Mol ok ai ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁Mau i ▁par rot b ill ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁Hawai ian ▁h oney c ree pers , ▁meas uring ▁ ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁mass ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁bird ▁is ▁yellow ▁on ▁the ▁breast , ▁che eks , ▁and ▁bel ly , ▁o live - green ▁on ▁the ▁wings , ▁crown , ▁tail , ▁and ▁back , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁bright ▁yellow ▁super cil ium . ▁The ▁upper ▁mand ible ▁of ▁the ▁bird ' s ▁be ak ▁is ▁hook ed ▁and ▁dark ▁gray , ▁while ▁the ▁lower ▁mand ible ▁is ▁ch is el - like ▁and ▁pale ▁iv ory . ▁M ales ▁are ▁longer - wing ed , ▁larger - bil led , ▁and ▁heav ier ▁than ▁females . ▁ ▁Ju ven iles ▁are ▁gray - green ▁above ▁and ▁light ▁gray ▁vent r ally . ▁ ▁Song ▁Its ▁call ▁is ▁a ▁short ▁“ ch ip ”, ▁which ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁Mau i ▁N ui ▁al au ah io , ▁ch ir ped ▁every ▁three ▁to ▁five ▁seconds . ▁It ▁song ▁consists ▁of ▁“ che er ” ▁notes ▁that ▁are ▁slower ▁and ▁rich er ▁than ▁the ▁ ā ke pa . ▁It ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁short ▁song ▁that ▁sounds ▁like ▁“ che er - we e ”. ▁ ▁Diet ▁The ▁Mau i ▁par rot b ill ▁is ▁an ▁insect iv ore . ▁ ▁It ▁uses ▁its ▁large ▁be ak ▁and ▁powerful ▁j aw ▁mus cles ▁to ▁remove ▁b ark ▁and