A subspecies of the reddish scops owl. Recognized from one questionable specimen and will not be legitimate. Unfamiliar rail from Amsterdam Island, one particular specimen observed although not recovered. Extinct by 1800 or may perhaps have been straggler of extant species. The nominate subspecies from the purple-and-blue lory was hybridized http://www.arcadetrainer.com/index.php?params=profile/view/2186399/