| Chloridops | |
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| File:Chloridops kona.jpg | |
| Kona Grosbeak | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Parvorder: | Passerida |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Drepanidinae |
| Tribe: | Psittirostrini |
| Genus: | Chloridops Wilson, 1888 |
| Species | |
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Chloridops is an extinct genus of birds. It comprised three species: two on the Big Island of Hawaii and one that inhabited Kauai, Oahu and Maui.[1] The genus includes the following three species:
- Kona Grosbeak (Chloridops kona) - extinct (1894)
- Wahi Grosbeak (Chloridops wahi) - prehistoric
- Giant Grosbeak (Chloridops regiskongi) - prehistoric
References[]
- ^ Pratt, H Douglas (2002). The Hawaiian Honeycreepers. Oxford University Press. p. 212. ISBN 9780198546535.
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