Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Fringillidae Scientific name Ciridops tenax | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Subfamily Carduelinae Rank Species | |
Similar Chloridops, ʻUla‑ʻai‑hawane, Apteribis | ||
The stout-legged finch (Ciridops tenax) is an extinct species of finch of Hawaiian honeycreeper. Subfossil remains have only been found on the island of Kauai and indicate that it survived up until the late Quaternary period.
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