Hemignathus hanapepe Wilson, 1889:401
Kauaʻi nukupuʻu
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Hemignathus lucidus hanapepe Wilson, 1889:401
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1899 (Martin et al., 2023; Kittelberger et al., 2024); 1970's (Olson & James, 1995:383)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Kaua'i, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Wilson, S. B. (1889). On three undescribed species of the genus Hemignathus, Lichtenslein. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 6, 4: 400-402.
Other references:
Anonymous. (1964). List of rare birds, including those thought to be so but of which detailed information is still lacking. IUCN Bulletin 10(Special Supplement): 4 pp.
BirdLife International. (2016). Hemignathus hanapepe. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103823616A104234801. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103823616A104234801.en. Downloaded on 17 December 2016.
Butchart, Stuart H. M., Lowe, Stephen, Martin, Rob W., Symes, Andy, Westrip, James R. S. and Wheatley, Hannah. (2018a). Which bird species have gone extinct? A novel quantitative classification approach. Biological Conservation 227: 9-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.08.014
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Day, David. (1981). The Doomsday Book of Animals: A Natural History of Vanished Species. New York, N.Y.: The Viking Press.
Elphick, Chris S., Roberts, David L. and Reed, J. Michael. (2010). Estimated dates of recent extinctions for North American and Hawaiian birds. Biological Conservation 143: 617-624.
Fisher, Diana O. and Humphreys, Aelys M. (2024). Evidence for modern extinction in plants and animals. Biological Conservation 298: 110772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110772
Hume J.P. & Walters M. (2012). Extinct birds. London: T & AD Poyser, 544 pp.
Kittelberger, Kyle D., Tanner, Colby J., Buxton, Amy N., Prewett, Amira and Şekercioğlu, Çağan Hakkı. (2024). Correlates of avian extinction timing around the world since 1500 CE. Avian Research 15: 100213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2024.100213 [Supplementary data (List of 216 taxa)]
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Martin, Thomas E., Bennett, Gareth C., Fairbairn, Andrew J. and Mooers, A. Ø. (2023). ‘Lost’ taxa and their conservation implications. Animal Conservation 26(1): 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12788 [Appendix S2 (1617 taxa not seen >10 years); Appendix S3 (562 taxa not seen >50 years)]
Olson, Storrs L. and James, Helen F. (1995). Nomenclature of the Hawaiian Akialoas and Nukupuus (Aves: Drepanidini). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 108(3): 373-387.
Roberts, D. L. and Jarić, I. (2016). Inferring extinction in North American and Hawaiian birds in the presence of sighting uncertainty. PeerJ 4: e2426.
Scott, Peter (ed.). (1965). Preliminary List of Rare Mammals and Birds, pp. 155-237. In: The Launching of a New Ark. First Report of the President and Trustees of the World Wildlife Fund. An International Foundation for saving the world's wildlife and wild places 1961-1964. London: Collins.
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/8713/hemignathus-hanapepe-kaua-nukupu
https://globally-threatened-bird-forums.birdlife.org/nukupuu-hemignathus-lucidus-is-being-split-list-h-lucidus-as-extinct-and-h-affinis-and-h-hanapepe-as-critically-endangered-possibly-extinct/