Drepanidini

Drepanidini
Drepanidini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Infraorder: Passerida
Superfamily: Passeroidea
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Drepanidinae
Tribe: Drepanidini
Genera

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Drepanidini is a tribe of birds in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanidinae. Members of this tribe are nectarivorous and have brightly-colored plumage. Their songs contain nasal squeaks and whistles.

Genera and species

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