Hemignathus sp. nov. 'Maui'
Maui hoopoe-billed akialoa
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Akialoa cf. lanaiensis Maui James, 2004:241; Akialoa cf. lanaiensis Tyrberg, 2009:101; Akialoa aff. upupirostris Tyrberg, 2009:101
Conservation Status
Extinct
Distribution
Maui, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
James, Helen F. (2004). The osteology and phylogeny of the Hawaiian finch radiation (Fringillidae: Drepanidini), including extinct taxa. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 141: 207-255, 17 figs.
Tyrberg, Tommy. (2009). Holocene avian extinctions, pp. 63-106. In: Turvey, Samuel T. (ed.). Holocene Extinctions. Oxford, UK & New York, USA: Oxford University Press. xii + 352 pp.