Myadestes lanaiensis rutha Bryan, 1908
Hawaiian thrush, Oloma'o, Molokaʻi thrush
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Phaeornis obscurus lanaiensis Bryan, 1908; Myadestes undescribed species aff. lanaiensis (Tyrberg, 2009:96)
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1980; 1994 [by implication] (Martin et al., 2023)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Moloka'i and Maui, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
(Bryan) 1908 Occ.Pap.BishopMus. 4 no.2 p.171 / 81
Other references:
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