Subspecies Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae subflavescens Salvadori, 1891 (extinct)
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Subspecies Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae subflavescens Salvadori, 1891 (extinct)
- Cyanoramphus subflavescens Salvadori, T. 1891. Descriptions of two new species of parrots of the genus Cyanorhamphus in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 7: 68 [published before Dec.] [68] [as Cyanorhamphus subflavescens; based on the only two known specimens, ex J. Gould collection, taken by J. MacGillivray in Sept. 1853 on the voyage of H.M.S. 'Harold', and figured on pl. XVII in Salvadori, T. 1891. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Psittaci, or Parrots. London : British Museum Vol. 20 xvii 658 pp. XVIII pls, and by Phipps, G. 1981. The Kakarikis. Australian Aviculture 35: 126–139; syntypes missexed by exchanged labels, see Salvadori, T. 1891. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Psittaci, or Parrots. London : British Museum Vol. 20 xvii 658 pp. XVIII pls (585); Warren, R.L.M. 1966. Type-specimens of Birds in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 1 Non-Passerines. London : British Museum ix 320 pp.].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1881.5.1.4812 ♂ (=♀) adult, Lord Howe Is.; BMNH no. unspecified ♂ (=♀), Lord Howe Is.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Extinct.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, closed forest, diurnal, frugivorous, granivore, gregarious, sedentary, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder, sexually dimorphic in size of bill, apparently fed on seeds and fruits in shrubs, trees and crops, nesting unrecorded.
General References
Forshaw, J.M. 1981. Australian Parrots. 2nd (revised) Edn. Illustrated by W.T. Cooper. Melbourne : Lansdowne Edns 312 pp. 56 pls. (general biology, references)
Hindwood, K.A. 1940. The birds of Lord Howe Island. The Emu 40: 1-86 pl. 1 (history of occurrence and extinction)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | AVES | 04-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Nov-2020 | 20-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Nov-2020 | 28-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |