Maui Parrotbill Pseudonestor xanthophrys Scientific name definitions

John C. Simon, Paul E. Baker, and Helen Baker
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 1997

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Recommended Citation

Simon, J. C., P. E. Baker, and H. Baker (2020). Maui Parrotbill (Pseudonestor xanthophrys), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.maupar.01
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