Melospiza melodia amaka Gabrielson & Lincoln 1951
Amak Island song sparrow
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Zonotrichia melodia amaka Gabrielson & Lincoln, 1951
Conservation Status
Invalid (synonym)
Last record: 1988 (Suckling et al. 2004)
Distribution
Amak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Gabrielson, I. N. and Lincoln, F. C. (1951). The races of Song Sparrows in Alaska. Condor 53: 250-255.
Other references:
Pruett, Christin L. et al. (2004). Amak Island Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia amaka) are not evolutionarily significant. Ornithol. Sci 3: 133-138.
Suckling, Kieran, Slack, Rhiwena and Nowicki, Brian. (2004). Extinct and the Endangered Species Act. Centre For Biological Diversity. 63 pp.