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Introduced on the island of Maui, where a small but widespread population spans the upper edge of the forest on the northeast slopes of East Maui, along the border between Waikamoi Preserve (Nature Conservancy and Haleakala Ranch) and Haleakala National Park.
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Yangxian, Shaanxi, China, March 2012
Chrysolophus pictus

Identification

Distribution

Central and southern China.

Introduced on the island of Maui, where a small but widespread population spans the upper edge of the forest on the northeast slopes of East Maui, along the border between Waikamoi Preserve (Nature Conservancy and Haleakala Ranch) and Haleakala National Park.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Mountain slopes.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist

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