Mao
Gymnomyza samoensis(Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841)
English (US) Mao
The Mao (Gymnomyza samoensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Samoa (mountains of Savai'i, Upolu, and Tutuila)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Gymnomyza samoensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Mao
- Described by
- (Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Merops samoensis
- Described by
- (Hombron, JB; Jacquinot, H, 1841)
- Type locality
- Samoa Islands ; restricted to Upolu Island by Mayr, 1932, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 516, p. 2.
- Original description
- Annales des Sciences Naturelles Zoologie (2), 16 p.314
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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