Telespiza
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| Telespiza | |
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| Pair of Nihoa Finches (Telespiza ultima) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Parvorder: | Passerida |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Drepanidinae |
| Tribe: | Psittirostrini |
| Genus: | Telespiza Wilson, 1890 |
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Telespiza is a genus of finches in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanididae. All species in it are or were endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
[edit] Species
- Telespiza cantans Wilson, 1890 - Laysan Finch
- Telespiza persecutrix James & Olson, 1991 - Kauaʻi Finch (prehistoric)
- Telespiza ultima Bryan, 1917 - Nihoa Finch
- Telespiza ypsilon James & Olson, 1991 - Maui Nui Finch (prehistoric)
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