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Hawaii Elepaio (Hilo coast)

Chasiempis sandwichensis ridgwayi

Classification

Class
Aves

Robert Ridgway (July 2, 1850 – March 25, 1929) was an American ornithologist specializing in systematics. He was appointed in 1880 by Spencer Fullerton Baird, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to be the first full-time curator of birds at the United States National Museum, a title he held until his death. In 1883, he helped found the American Ornithologists' Union, where he served as officer and journal editor.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 14