Taxa Named After Grayson
Two bird species and several other taxa have been named in honor of Grayson. They are mainly from the Revillagigedo Islands and other islands offshore Pacific Mexico. As with much island fauna, several are endangered or extinct:
Birds:
- Micrathene whitneyi graysoni - Socorro Elf Owl (probably extinct since c.1970)
- Mimus graysoni - Socorro Mockingbird (Critically endangered)
- Parula pitiayumi graysoni - Socorro Tropical Parula
- Zenaida graysoni - Socorro Dove (Extinct in the wild)
Other:
- Cambarus graysoni - a Cambaridae crayfish
- Ochrotrichia graysoni - a Hydroptilidae caddisfly
- Sylvilagus graysoni - Tres Marias Cottontail Rabbit (Endangered)
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