Akekee
Loxops caeruleirostris(Wilson, SB, 1890)
English (US) Akekee
The Akekee (Loxops caeruleirostris) 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 Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Kauai (Kokee and Alakai Swamp environs)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Loxops caeruleirostris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Akekee
- Described by
- (Wilson, SB, 1890)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Chrysomitridops caeruleirostris
- Described by
- (Wilson, SB, 1890)
- Type locality
- Kauai.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1889, pt.4, no.30 p.445
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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