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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