Psittirostrini

Psittirostrini is a formerly-recognized tribe) of Hawaiian honeycreepers. It was used for the finch-like honeycreepers that once inhabited all of the Hawaiian Islands. These birds are granivorous and have songs like those of non-Hawaiian cardueline finches. The only definitely extant species are the Laysan finch, the Nihoa finch, the Maui parrotbill, and the palila. Extinct species include the koa finches, the ʻōʻū, and the Lanaʻi hookbill.

Psittirostrini
Loxioides bailleui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Tribe: Psittirostrini
Genera

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Genera and species

References

  1. James, Helen F.; Johnathan P. Prince (May 2008). "Integration of palaeontological, historical, and geographical data on the extinction of koa-finches". Diversity & Distributions. 14 (3): 441–451. doi:10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00442.x.
  2. Culliney, John L (2006). Islands In A Far Sea: The Fate Of Nature In Hawai'i. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 232–234. ISBN 978-0-8248-2947-6.
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