ive ▁ways ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁cold , ▁ch illy ▁wind , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁b ree zes ▁in ▁the ▁bird ' s ▁habitat . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁ ▁The ▁Mau i ▁par rot b ill ' s ▁natural ▁habitat ▁is ▁mes ic ▁and ▁wet ▁for ests . ▁It ▁is ▁threatened ▁by ▁habitat ▁loss . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁par rot b ill ' s ▁historic ▁range ▁was ▁changed ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁purposes , ▁tim ber ▁production ▁and ▁animal ▁gra zing . ▁Int rodu ced ▁p ests , ▁such ▁as ▁mos qu ito es , ▁r ats , ▁and ▁fer al ▁ung ul ates ▁directly ▁and ▁indirect ly ▁affect ▁the ▁par rot b ill ' s ▁surv ival . ▁Mos qu ito es ▁spread ▁av ian ▁mal aria , ▁which ▁the ▁par rot b ill ▁is ▁sus cept ible ▁to , ▁r ats ▁pre y ▁upon ▁the ▁birds ' ▁eggs ▁and ▁young , ▁and ▁fer al ▁p igs ▁up root ▁the ▁low - lying ▁veget ation ▁that ▁the ▁par rot b ill ▁for ages ▁in . ▁P igs ▁addition ally ▁create ▁wall ows , ▁which ▁serve ▁as ▁bre eding ▁grounds ▁for ▁av ian ▁mal aria - in fect ed ▁mos qu ito es . ▁ ▁The ▁Mau i ▁par rot b ill ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁an ▁end anger ed ▁species ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁under ▁the ▁End anger ed ▁Species ▁Act . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mau i - M ol ok ai ▁Bird ▁Rec overy ▁Plan ▁in