Giant Nukupu‘u

Giant Nukupu‘u
Giant Nukupu‘u
Conservation status
Extinct
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Drepanididae
Genus: Hemignathus
Species: H. vorpalis
Binomial name
Hemignathus vorpalis
James & Olson, 2003

The Giant Nukupu‘u (Hemignathus vorpalis), sometimes fancifully (and incorrectly) referred to as "Oval-billed Nukupuʻu"[verification needed], is an extinct species of finch in the Fringillidae family, which only is known from fossil remains. It was endemic to Hawai'i. Its extinction is believed to have occurred within the last 3000 years, but exact timing and reasons remain unclear. It was larger and with a different bill morphology than the remaining members of the genus Hemignathus.

References

  • James, Helen F., & Olson, Storrs L. (2003). A giant new species of nukupuu (Fringillidae: Drepanidini: Hemignathus) from the island of Hawaii. The Auk. 120(4): 970-981.



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