Molokai Thrush (Myadestes lanaiensis ssp. rutha)
The Molokai Thrush, described in 1891, was restricted to the island of Moloka’i, Hawaiian Islands.
The thrush was considered very common in the 19th century but its populations began to collapse due to deforestation and the unintentional introduction of avian malaria onto the islands and it is now extinct.
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syn. Phaeornis rutha Brya
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edited: 17.11.2021