▁wood ▁from ▁small ▁trees ▁and ▁shr ubs ▁such ▁as ▁ ā k ala ▁( R ub us ▁ha w ai ensis ), ▁kan aw ao ▁( Br ouss ais ia ▁arg uta ), ▁and ▁ ō h ia ▁le h ua ▁( Met ros ider os ▁polym or pha ), ▁e ating ▁the ▁insect s ▁under ne ath . ▁The ▁Mau i ▁par rot b ill ▁also ▁bit es ▁open ▁f ruits ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁insect s . ▁It ▁is ▁fond ▁of ▁moth ▁pup ae ▁and ▁be et le ▁lar va e . ▁ ▁P airs ▁of ▁birds ▁for age ▁in ▁a ▁territory ▁of ▁, ▁which ▁they ▁must ▁defend ▁from ▁compet ing ▁par rot b ills . ▁ ▁Bre eding ▁The ▁Mau i ▁par rot b ill ▁is ▁mon og am ous ▁and ▁bre eds ▁between ▁November ▁and ▁June . ▁ ▁Fem ales ▁build ▁a ▁cup - sh aped ▁nest ▁out ▁of ▁Us nea ▁l ich ens ▁and ▁p ū k ia we ▁( St y ph elia ▁t ame i ame iae ) ▁tw igs , ▁placing ▁it ▁ ▁above ▁the ▁forest ▁floor . ▁ ▁P airs ▁raise ▁a ▁single ▁nest ling ▁per ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁female ▁inc ub ates ▁it ▁for ▁ 1 6 ▁days . ▁F led gl ings ▁remain ▁with ▁their ▁parents ▁for ▁five ▁to ▁eight ▁months ▁as ▁they ▁learn ▁how ▁to ▁for age . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁and ▁Distribution ▁The ▁Mau i ▁par rot b ill ▁currently ▁lives ▁only ▁in ▁und ist urbed ▁wet ▁for ests ▁domin