Hemignathus vorpalis James & Olson, 2003:972
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Hemignathus vorpalus James & Olson, 2003:972 [orth. error used by (Tyrberg, 2009:99)]
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: c. 1,000 BC
Distribution
Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: BPBM 179437 ("partial associated skeleton", list of bones provided in original description)
Type locality: "Petrel Cave, Hualalai Quadrangle, 155°51’W, 19°44’30’E (estimated to nearest half minute), island of Hawaii, 1,200 m above sea level."
Media
References
Original scientific description:
James, Helen F. and Olson, Storrs L. (2003). A giant new species of Nukupuu (Fringillidae: Drepanidini: Hemignathus) from the island of Hawaii. Auk 120(4): 970-981.
Other references:
Gif5 n JG (2003) Pu’u Wa’awa’a Biological Assessment. Report, State of Hawaii, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
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.
Sayol, Ferran, Steinbauer, Manuel J., Blackburn, Tim M., Antonelli, Alexandre and Faurby, Søren. (2020). Anthropogenic extinctions conceal widespread evolution of flightlessness in birds. Science Advances 6(49): eabb6095. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abb6095 [Supplementary Material (Data File S1)]
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.