Rhodacanthis litotes James & Olson, 2005:536
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Rhodacanthis aff. flaviceps James, 2004:241
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: c. 1600-1700 AD
Distribution
Maui & Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: BPBM 158861 ("complete maxilla")
Type locality: Island of Oahu, Ewa Quadrangle: large sinkhole c. 3.6 km N of Barber’s Point (21∞18¢N, 158∞6¢E, c. 15 m a.s.l.)
Paratypes:
USNM 445795
USNM 445794
USNM 445793
USNM 445796
Media
References
Original scientific description:
James, Helen F. and Olson, Storrs L. (2005). The diversity and biogeography of koa-finches (Drepanidini: [i]Rhodacanthis[/i]), with descriptions of two new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 144: 527–541, 6 figs.
Other references:
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.
James, H.F. & Olson, S.L. (1991) Ornithological Monographs, 1–88.
James, Helen F. and Price, J. P. (2008). Integration of palaeontological, historical, and geographical data on the extinction of koa-finches. Diversity and Distributions 14(3): 441-451.
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.