Chloridops

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Chloridops
Temporal range: Holocene
Chloridops kona.jpg
Kona Grosbeak (Chloridops kona)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Chloridops
Wilson, 1888
Species

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Chloridops is an extinct genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae.

Distribution[]

The birds were endemic to Hawaii. It comprised three species: two on the Big Island of Hawaii; and one that inhabited Kauai, Oahu, and Maui.[1]

Species[]

The genus includes the following three species:

See also[]

  • Hawaiian honeycreepers
  • Endemic fauna of Hawaii
  • Extinct birds of Hawaii

References[]

  1. ^ Pratt, H Douglas (2002). The Hawaiian Honeycreepers. Oxford University Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-19-854653-5.
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