Telespiza

Telespiza
Pair of Nīhoa finches (Telespiza ultima)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Telespiza
Wilson, 1890
Type species
Telespiza cantans
S.B. Wilson, 1890
Species

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Telespiza is a genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper. All species in it are or were endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Species

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Telespiza cantans Wilson, 1890Laysan finchNorthwestern Hawaiian Islands
Telespiza ultima Bryan, 1917Nīhoa finchNīhoa island

References

  1. ↑ "Fringillidae". Howard & Moore Checklist Online. Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.