Hemignathus lucidus

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Overview

Critically Endangered

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial

Ecology: It inhabits dense, wet `ohi`a forest and the higher parts of mesic koa-`ohi`a forest6,10. On Maui, all recent sightings were between 1,450 and 2,000 m , mostly at the lower end of that range10. On Kaua`i, the Koai`e Valley (where it was seen in 19953,8) is at 1,000-1,300 m7. It feeds on wood-borers, spiders and beetles3,6,9,10.[1]


List of Habitats :1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

Members of the genus Hemignathus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 28 species and subspecies in this genus:

H. affinis · H. chloris · H. ellisianus (Hawaiian Akialoa) · H. flavus (O'ahu 'amakihi) · H. hanapepe · H. kauaiensis (Kaua'i 'amakihi) · H. lanaiensis · H. lucidus (Honeycreeper) · H. lucidus affinis (Maui Nukupu'u) · H. lucidus affinus · H. lucidus hanapepe (Kauai Nukupu'u) · H. lucidus lucidus (Oahu Nukupu'u) · H. munroi (Akiapolaau) · H. obscurus (Hawaiian 'akialoa) · H. obscurus ellisianus · H. obscurus obscurus (Hawaiian 'akialoa) · H. obscurus procerus · H. parvus (Lesser Amakihi) · H. procerus (Kauai 'alialoa) · H. sagittirostris (Greater 'amakihi) · H. stejnegeri · H. virens (Common 'amakihi) · H. virens chloris · H. virens stejnegeri · H. virens virens (Common 'amakihi) · H. virens wilsoni (Common 'amakihi) · H. vorpalis · H. wilsoni

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Further Reading

• Archiv f�r Naturgeschichte. Berlin: Nicolai, 1835- GER url p. 90, p. 90.
• Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
• Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 127, p. 129, p. 363.
• Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. London, 1874-98. ENG url p. 4, p. 5.
• Collar, N.J. and Andrew, P. 1988. Birds to Watch. The ICBP World Checklist of Threatened Birds. ICBP Technical Publication No. 8. Page Bros. (Norwich) Ltd, Norfolk, England.
• Collar, N.J., Crosby, M.J. and Stattersfield, A.J. 1994. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds BirdLife International. Page Bros (Norwich) Ltd, U.K.
• Evolution: process and product. New York, Reinhold[1960] ENG url p. 310, p. 311.
• Field Museum of Natural History bulletin. Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History, [1930]-c1990. ENG url p. 7.
• Handbuch der zoologie: Nach der zweiten holl�ndischen ausgabe. Leipzig: L. Voss, 1850-56. GER url p. 526.
• IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1986. 1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
• Ibis. [London]Published for the British Ornithologists' Union by Academic Press. ENG url p. 492.
• Introduction to evolution. New York, Harper[1962] ENG url p. 302.
• Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. Boston [etc.]Boston Society of Natural History. ENG url p. 298.
• Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. ENG url p. 648.

Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. Hemignathus lucidus. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 09, 2008:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum: Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3850179
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-179568
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 179568
• IUCN ID: 9886
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPBY16060
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: B048
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 5826

Footnotes

1. BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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