Xestospiza

Xestospiza; Temporal range: Early Holocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Subfamily:	Carduelinae
Genus:	†Xestospiza; Olson & James, 1991
Species
	Xestospiza conica ; Xestospiza fastigialis

Xestospiza is an extinct genus of containing two species of Hawaiian honeycreeper with cone-shaped bills that were described on the basis of bones. They were possibly insectivores. It consists of the following:

Cone-billed finch (Xestospiza conica) – prehistoric
Ridge-billed finch (Xestospiza fastigialis) – prehistoric

References[edit]

James, Helen F.; Olson, Storrs L. (1991). "Descriptions of Thirty-Two New Species of Birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part II. Passeriformes". Ornithological Monographs. 46 (46): 1–88. doi:10.2307/40166713. JSTOR 40166713.

External links[edit]

Ornitaxa.com: Xestospiza

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