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Location: Koa grove West of Pu'u O'o Trail, saddle, Hawai'i | Location: Koa grove West of Pu'u O'o Trail, saddle, Hawai'i | ||
Revision as of 01:56, 2 July 2007
- Hemignathus munroi
Identification
Location: Koa grove West of Pu'u O'o Trail, saddle, Hawai'i
Specific Taxon Name
The strict SM intrepretation of this bird is as Akiapolaau - Hemignathus wilsoni. The use of wilsoni in a broader genus Hemignathus is already preoccupied as a subspecific taxon name of Hawaii Amakihi , i.e., Hemignathus virens wilsoni. Therefore, the use of wilsoni as a specific taxon name is incorrect. The consensus in taxonomic circles is to use the specific taxon name - munroi - for this bird.
Originally posted by cuckooroller
