Huia
Heteralocha acutirostris(Gould, J, 1837)
English (US) Huia
Extinct
The Huia (Heteralocha acutirostris) 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 Callaeidae (New Zealand Wattlebirds) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: formerly New Zealand; extinct, last reported 1907Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Heteralocha acutirostris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Huia
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Neomorpha acutirostris
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1837)
- Type locality
- New Zealand.
- Original description
- A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands pt1 pl.11 fig.1,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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