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12-22-2016

Acrocephalus familiaris kingi

Acrocephalus familiaris kingi NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.Acrocephalus familiaris kingi The Nihoa Millerbird is a tiny land bird that was discovered on the island of Nihoa in 1923. Another subspecies once occurred on Laysan Island, where it went extinct in the early 20th century after the island was devegetated by introduced rabbits.

FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.The millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. It has two subspecies, A. f. kingi and A f. familiaris. The latter, the Laysan millerbird, became extinct sometime between 1916 and 1923. The former, the critically endangered Nihoa millerbird, remains the only race left, inhabiting the small island Nihoa in Hawaiʻi, though it has since been reintroduced to Laysan.

Detailed information
Full Name: Nihoa millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris kingi)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Birds
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 03/11/1967 Pacific Region (Region 1) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Nihoa millerbird, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Hawaii
  • US Counties in which the Nihoa millerbird, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Nihoa millerbird, Wherever found is known to occur: Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Nihoa millerbird.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
10/04/1984 Recovery Plan for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Passerines View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
10/04/1984 Recovery Plan for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Passerines View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
02/13/2015 80 FR 8100 8103 Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 133 Species in Hawaii, Oregon, Idaho, and Washington
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
04/29/2008 73 FR 23264 23266 Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 70 Species in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and the Pacific Islands
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
08/27/2010 Nihoa millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris kingi) 5 year review
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