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Xestospiza

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Aves

Suborder
  
Passeri

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Passeriformes

Family
  
Fringillidae

Similar
  
Chloridops, Telespiza, Thambetochen

Xestospiza is a genus containing two species of birds with cone-shaped bills that were described on the basis of fossils. They were possibly insectivores. It consists of the following:

  • Cone-billed finch (Xestospiza conica) – prehistoric
  • Ridge-billed finch (Xestospiza fastigialis) – prehistoric
  • References

    Xestospiza Wikipedia


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