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The species Amaui is extinct.

Myadestes woahensis

[edit] Identification

Extinct. The 'amaui was the endemic Hawaiian thrush of o'ahu. It became extinct very soon after Western contact, like many of o'ahu's other endemic forest birds. It is also one of the few historically known Hawaiian forest birds for which no collected specimens exist, as the only specimens were lost long ago. Its appearance was very similar to the other large Hawaiian thrushes, and it was 7.5" long.

[edit] Distribution

Formerly Endemic to Oahu, Hawaii. Last reported 1825

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic

[edit] Habitat

Forests.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] In Culture

The name 'amaui was used to refer to the Hawaiian thrushes as a group, shortened from the name manu-a-Maui, meaning the bird of the demigod Maui.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.

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