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Chloridops 
Kona Grosbeak Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Parvorder: Passerida Family: Fringillidae Subfamily: Drepanidinae Tribe: Psittirostrini Genus: Chloridops
Wilson,SB, 1888Species See text
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. http://books.google.com/books?id=h8cdPD-YsosC.
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