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Puaiohi
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The puaiohi (Myadestes palmeri) or small Kauai thrush is a rare species of songbird in the thrush family, Turdidae, that is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. It is closely related to the other three endemic Hawaiian thrushes, the kāmao, olomao, and ōmao. It was first collected by Henry Palmer in 1891 at Halemanu around the entrance to the Kōkee State Park.
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Critically EndangeredPuaiohi
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via IUCN
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- taxon name
- Myadestes palmeri
- Commons category
- Myadestes palmeri
- egg incubation period
- 13
- Commons gallery
- Myadestes palmeri
- taxon common name
- tordo-pequeno-de-kauai
- endemic to
- Kauaʻi
- litter size
- 2
- longest observed lifespan
- 11
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The puaiohi (Myadestes palmeri) or small Kauai thrush is a rare species of songbird in the thrush family, Turdidae, that is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. It is closely related to the other three endemic Hawaiian thrushes, the kāmao, olomao, and ōmao. It was first collected by Henry Palmer in 1891 at Halemanu around the entrance to the Kōkee State Park.
==Description== The plumage is mostly nondescript, with slaty-brown upperparts and a light gray breast and belly below. Birds have a black bill and pinkish feet. A white eye ring is also fairly prominent and helps distinguish this bird from the other Hawaiian thrushes. Males and females are highly similar in appearance. Juveniles show a pattern transitioning from a spotted whitish-buff above to a scalloped gray-brown below.
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