Kamao Myadestes myadestinus Scientific name definitions

Katherine M. Wakelee and Steven G. Fancy
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1999

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    • Wakelee, K.M. and Fancy, S.G. (1999). Omao (Myadestes obscurus), Kamao (Myadestes myadestinus), Olomao (Myadestes lanaiensis) and Amaui (Myadestes woahensis). No. 460 in: Poole & Gill (1999).
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Recommended Citation

Wakelee, K. M. and S. G. Fancy (2020). Kamao (Myadestes myadestinus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.kamao.01
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