Maui Nukupuu Hemignathus affinis Scientific name definitions

Thane K. Pratt, Steven G. Fancy, and C. John Ralph
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2001

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Recommended Citation

Pratt, T. K., S. G. Fancy, and C. J. Ralph (2020). Maui Nukupuu (Hemignathus affinis), 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.nukupu1.01
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