Loxioides kikuchi James & Olson, 2006

Pila's palila, Kauai palila, Maha’ulepu finch

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last record: c. 157 BC

Distribution

Kauai, Hawaiian Islands

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Holotype: USNM 523450 ("maxilla lacking part of the left lateral nasal bar")

Type locality: "Hawaiian Islands: island of Kauai: Koloa Quadrangle: Makauwahi Cave (21°53'30"N, 159°25'17"W). Near sea level."

Paratype: USNM 523449 ("maxilla lacking part of the left lateral nasal bar")

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References

Original scientific description:

James, Helen F. and Olson, Storrs L. (2006). A new species of Hawaiian finch (Drepanidini: Loxioides) from Makauwahi Cave. Auk 132(2): 335-344.

Other references:

Hume, Julian Pender and Walters, Michael. (2012). Extinct Birds. London: T & AD Poyser.

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.

https://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/8777/loxioides-kikuchi-pilas-palila

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