Footage of the Kauai Ō’Ō bird

The audio is not extracted from the video shown, the audio is from the recording of the last mating call heard from the now extinct species of bird, believed to be sung from the last bird of the species.
The video was extracted from a data archive.
Apprently wikipedia was wrong. (shocking)
"In the 1970s, the only known footage of the bird was filmed by John L. Sincock on Super 8 film"
Other footage exists.

[redbalmy]

This footage is from 1985 while the audio was recorded 2 years later in 1987. Despite extensive measures and surveys, we have yet to even find a single trace of it's kind, although it's possible that the specias may have been breeding hidden, because it was proclaimed extinct two times before as well before being rediscovered but... it's very unlikely that it's still alive.

[thenewadventuresofhenry]

The really sad thing is that the pauses in his song are where a female is supposed to join in. It's not just that the species is now gone, its that the last remaining members died alone.

[retiredbloxy]

It sad this bird who was good at singing didn’t know that no one was listening and died and he is the only one alive.

[pastaweasel]

It’s haunting to know that not only does this footage look a lot older than it is, but also the audio sounds like a lost spectre, waiting for his time to come. I’ve seen videos of extinct animals before, and none have given me the chills quite like this.

[spaghettiwithink]

The audio of this video is the male mating song, the parts without singing are when the female is supposed to sing. But there are none, this bird is completely oblivious to the fact that it is the last of its kind, and when it dies, the species is gone.

[meetontheledge]

Nani Kauai. She took me in in '88. I stayed on for 26 years. The bird song that filled Kokee (a mountainous, interior section) was heartbreakingly beautiful. But the landscape was so dense, one could never actually see the tiny, fantastically colored birds. One afternoon, I lay down beside a trail and started to blow on my harmonica. A few minutes latter, I looked up and a dozen birds (males, I'd guess!) were ranged all around me- checking out the ''new bird'' come to their land! I felt quite honored. I've been back on the mainland for about 7 years, but most nights I return to Nani Kauai, in my dreams. Hopefully, someone will scatter my ashes at Polihale, after I'm gone.

[ochaco._.uraraka]

I cried so hard. I wish this species wasn't extinct. Poor bird, not only was he alone, he sang for a female who would never come. In the end, he just gave up and flew off. Then the cameramen played the voice again and then the bird came back as it thought it was another bird calling back to him.
He had the voice of an angel.
Rest in peace, luv.

[dwolf]

The sad part is that this bird never got a response.
What a beautiful song :(

[WillyYum]

Despite the depressing nature of the call it’s actually a beautiful birdcall I don’t think I’ve ever heard a more beautiful bird call then this









Edit: wow thanks for the likes everyone! God bless! Long live The Kauai ō’ō bird

[josiahperea]

POV:you did not search this up but randomly found it while scrolling through YouTube, only to be haunted by its sound.

[sandramorey]

The manu O"O had little yellow feathers under it's wings. In ancient times, the bird catcher would put glue onto a branch and wait for an O'O to arrive. He would then pull out the yellow feathers for
capes and hats made for just the ali'i or royalty. He would release the O'O to regrow its yellow feathers. You can view these capes and hats at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu.

[crazycarl]

God, this makes me incredibly sad. I know I'm probably anthropomorphizing, but I swear I hear a sadness in his calls. I think he knew.

[goofy._.....]

This was the last kauai ō'ō bird in existence when this footage was recorded. All the other birds of his kind were extinct, and he was unaware that he was the only one left alive. He tried to call out for a female not knowing there were none left. The cameraman who recorded this played a soundtrack of a female kauai bird in an attempt to make the poor bird feel less alone. As of 2023 all of them are extinct. I feel so bad for that bird, calling out for another bird not knowing he's the only one left. There's also something eerie about the birdsong....

[seth]

The audio is not extracted from the video shown, the audio is from the recording of the last mating call heard from the now extinct species of bird, believed to be sung from the last bird of the species.
The video was extracted from a data archive.
This is the only known footage of the bird.

[Congiary]

If this video was recorded in 1985 and the audio in 1987, it's possible that they belong to the same lone male bird, potentially the last of his kind.

[joespaghetti]

dude i gotta be honest, this has got to be some of the most disturbing footage ive ever seen. The bird trying to do a mating call. But no one called back. Because there is nobody left. He died alone.

[namkwal]

Something about this video is so eerie... The more deeper you get, the more it feels like psychological horror.

[aliceinpearlgarden]

The saddess thing is that neither him nor us would ever have a response. Very, very haunting indeed .

[courtneysroad]

There's something about knowing that this bird was the last of its species, singing its hauntingly beautiful song for a mate that never showed up that sends chills up my spine and brings tears to my eyes. There's no other bird call I've ever heard that I've adored as much as this one, and it comes from an extinct bird we'll probably never hear again.

[harper]

It's depressing to know that this individual is probably the last one of its type, and probably singing to find a mate, not knowing that the bloodline and all their history ends with him.