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Telespiza

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Telespiza
Pair of Nihoa finches (Telespiza ultima)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Telespiza
Wilson, 1890
Type species
Telespiza cantans[1]
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

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Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Telespiza cantans Wilson, 1890 Laysan finch Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Telespiza ultima Bryan, 1917 Nihoa finch Nihoa island

References

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  1. ^ "Fringillidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.