Telespiza
Telespiza is a genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper. All species in it are or were endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
| Telespiza | |
|---|---|
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| Pair of Nihoa finches (Telespiza ultima) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Telespiza Wilson, 1890 |
| Type species | |
| Telespiza cantans[1] S.B. Wilson, 1890 | |
| Species | |
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See text | |
Species
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Telespiza cantans Wilson, 1890 | Laysan finch | Northwestern Hawaiian Islands |
 | Telespiza ultima Bryan, 1917 | Nihoa finch | Hawaiian island Nihoa |
- †Telespiza persecutrix James & Olson, 1991 - Kauaʻi finch (prehistoric)
- †Telespiza ypsilon James & Olson, 1991 - Maui Nui finch (prehistoric)
References
- "Fringillidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
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