Chloridops
Appearance
Chloridops Temporal range: Holocene
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Genus: | Chloridops Wilson, 1888
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Chloridops is an extinct genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the Carduelinae subfamily of the Fringillidae family.
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:
- Kona grosbeak (Chloridops kona) — extinct (1894)
- Wahi grosbeak (Chloridops wahi) — prehistoric
- King Kong grosbeak (Chloridops regiskongi) — prehistoric
See also
References
- ^ Pratt, H Douglas (2002). The Hawaiian Honeycreepers. Oxford University Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-19-854653-5.