Myadestes myadestinus Stejneger, 1887
Kama'o, Kamao, Hawaiian thrush (generic name for members of the genus)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Phaeornis obscurus myadestina Stejneger, 1887
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1983 (Tyrberg, 2009:96); 1985?; 1989 (Suckling et al., 2004; Kittelberger et al., 2024); 1989? (Tyrberg, 2009:96)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Kaua'i, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
[url=http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/naturalis/detail.php?lang=uk&id=22]RMNH 110.024[/url]
[url=http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/naturalis/detail.php?lang=uk&id=22]RMNH 110.025[/url] (female)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
(Stejneger) 1887 Proc.U.S.Natl.Mus. 10 no.609 p.90
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