Regulus calendula obscurus Rigdway, 1876
Guadalupe ruby-crowned kinglet
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 11 June 1953 or later
IUCN RedList status: "now considered extinct"
Distribution
Isla Guadelupe, Mexico
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Ridgway, Robert. (1876). Ornithology of Guadalupe Island, based on notes and collections made by Dr. Edward Palmer. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories / Department of the Interior. Vol 2, p. 184-185.
Other references:
Barton, D.C., Lindquist, K.E., Henry, R.W. and Luna Mendoza, L.M. (2004). Landbird and Waterbird Notes from Isla Guadalupe, Mexico. Western Birds 35(4): 186-196.
BirdLife International. (2012). Regulus calendula. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 19 August 2013.
Howell, Thomas R. and Cade, Tom J. (1954). The birds of Guadalupe Island in 1953. Condor 56(5): 283-294.
Ingold, J., G. Wallace. (2008). Ruby-crowned Kinglet. The Birds of North America Online, 119: None.
Jehl, J. R. and Everett, W. T. (1985). History and status of the avifauna of Isla Guadalupe, Mexico. Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 20: 313-336.
Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, J. E. Fallon, K. L. Pardieck, D. J. Ziolkowski, Jr., and W. A. Link. 2014. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 2013. Version 01.30.2015 USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD.
Thayer, John E. and Bangs, Outram. (1908). The present state of the ornis of Guadeloupe Island. Condor 10(3): 101-106.