Drepanis

Drepanis
ʻIʻiwi, Drepanis coccinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Subfamily:	Carduelinae
Genus:	Drepanis Temminck, 1820
Species
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Drepanis is a genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae.

The birds are endemic to Hawaii.

Species[]

It contains the following species:

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution and History
	Drepanis coccinea	ʻIʻiwi	Hawaiʻi, Maui, and Kauaʻi, with smaller populations on Molokaʻi.
	Drepanis pacifica-Extinct	Hawaiʻi mamo	Hawaii. Last specimen was collected in 1898 by Henry W. Henshaw who stalked and shot this wonderful species.
	Drepanis funerea-Extinct	Black mamo	Molokai. This species was first described in 1836 by Pelekuna Valley, and the last specimen was collected in 1907 by William Alanson Bryan who found the mutilated body of this unique bird species.

See also[]

• Hawaiian honeycreepers
• Endemic fauna of Hawaii

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