Telespiza

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Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Carduelinae Scientific name Telespiza Higher classification Hawaiian honeycreeper Order Passerine		Family Fringillidae Tribe Psittirostrini Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Laysan finch, Nihoa finch

Telespiza is a genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper. All species in it are or were endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Species

Telespiza cantans Wilson, 1890 - Laysan finch

Telespiza persecutrix James & Olson, 1991 - Kauaʻi finch (prehistoric)

Telespiza ultima Bryan, 1917 - Nihoa finch

Telespiza ypsilon James & Olson, 1991 - Maui Nui finch (prehistoric)

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