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The Kauaʻi palila or Pila's palila (Loxioides kikuchi) is an extinct species of Hawaiian finch that was much larger than the palila (Loxioides bailleui).It was described from subfossil remains discovered at the Makauwahi Cave on the south coast of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands.
Belonging on an Island: Birds, Extinction and Evolution in Hawaii. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT. ISBN 978-0-3002-2964-6.. Chapter 2 of the book is about the ʻōʻō, including the work of John Sincock, who rediscovered the bird in the early 1970s. Kauaʻi ʻōʻō; ML: Macaulay Library Archived February 8, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
Likely causes of extinction include disease carried by introduced mosquitos, deforestation and degradation of forests by feral pigs. [28] ʻĀmaui: Myadestes woahensis: Oahu [29] Known from a single individual collected in 1825 and fossil remains. The cause of extinction is unknown, though habitat destruction and avian malaria are suspected. [29]
Kauai Akialoa (subsp.) [1] 1970 Molokai 'Alauahio (subsp. flammea) [1] 1971 St. Lucia Wren (subsp.) [1] 1980 Bachman's Warbler; Eskimo Curlew [1] Mariana Mallard; 1985 Alaotra Grebe; 1987 Kauaʻi ʻōʻō; 1988 Maui ʻAkepa (subsp.) [2] 1990 Borreo's Cinnamon Teal; Hooded Seedeater; ʻŌʻū; Oʻahu ʻAlauahio; Dusky Seaside Sparrow; Atitlán ...
Extensive work on the puaiohi, another rare Kauai forest bird, has yielded no sightings of the Kauai ʻakialoa. In September 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed declaring the Kauaʻi ʻakialoa extinct, following the IUCN. [6] In October 2023, the species was delisted from the Endangered Species Act citing extinction. [7]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 February 2025. Extinct genus of birds Kaua'i mole duck Temporal range: Holocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ 4050 BCE (Holocene) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: † Talpanas Olson & James ...
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On Kauai, there were more than one thrush species that were documented and accounted for. With a fighter-jet-like flying maneuver, the thrush used to fly vertically while singing melodies and then flying down into the lower lush canopy. While not confirmed, but it was never seen flying below 3,500 feet in Kauai.