Apteribis sp. nov. 'Lana'i'

Lana'i ibis (proposed)

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last record: Late Pleistocene or Holocene

Distribution

Lana'i, Hawaiian Islands, USA

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Dove, Carla J. and Olson, Storrs L. (2011). Fossil Feathers from the Hawaiian Flightless Ibis (Apteribis sp.): Plumage Coloration and Systematics of a Prehistorically Extinct Bird. Journal of Paleontology 85(5): 892-897. [Abstract]

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