Hemignathus ellisiana lanaiensis Rothschild, 1893:24
Lanai akialoa
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Hemignathus ellisianus lanaiensis Rothschild, 1893:24; Hemignathus lanaiensis Rothschild, 1893:24; Hemignathus obscurus lanaiensis Rothschild, 1893:24; Akialoa lanaiensis Rothschild, 1893:24; Akialoa undescribed species aff. lanaiensis Tyrberg, 2009:101
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1892 (Olson & James, 1995:384); c.1894 (Day, 1981)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Lanai, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Rothschild, Walter. (1893). [Description of Hemignathus lanaíeníensis]. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 1: 24-25.
Other references:
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