Psittirostrini

Taxobox
name = Psittirostrini
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Drepanididae
tribe = Psittirostrini
representitives = see below

The Group of Psittirostini is one of three groups that belong to the subfamily Drepianidae. It is made up of the thick billed birds that once covered the islands. Many of the Finch billed Drepanids include the Laysan Finch, the Nihoa Finch, the Maui Parrotbill and the Palila, which may possibly the last remaining species left alive in this group. Extinct species include the the four Koa Finches the Ou and the Lanai Hookbill.

Psittirostrini

(Hawaiian finches), seedeaters with thick finch-like bills and songs like those of cardueline finches.

* Genus "Telespiza" - finch-like, granivores, opportunistic scavengers
** Nihoa Finch, "Telespiza ultima"
** Laysan Finch, "Telespiza cantans"
** Kauaʻi Finch, "Telespiza persecutrix" - prehistoric
** Maui Nui Finch, "Telespiza ypsilon" - prehistoric
* Genus "Psittirostra" - slightly hooked bill, "ʻieʻie" fruit specialist
** ʻŌʻū, "Psittirostra psittacea" - probably extinct 1998?
* Genus "Dysmorodrepanis" - pincer-like bill, possibly snail specialist
** Lanaʻi Hookbill, "Dysmorodrepanis munroi" - extinct (1918)
* Genus "Loxioides" - finch-like, Fabales seed specialists
** Palila, "Loxioides bailleui"
** Pila's Palila, "Loxioides kikuichi" - prehistoric; possibly survived to the early 18th century
* Genus "Rhodacanthis" - finch-like, "koa" seed specialists
** Lesser Koa-finch, "Rhodacanthis flaviceps" - extinct (1891)
** Greater Koa-finch, "Rhodacanthis palmeri" - extinct (1896)
** Scissor-billed Koa-finch, "Rhodacanthis forfex" - prehistoric
** Primitive Koa-finch, "Rhodacanthis litotes" - prehistoric
* Genus "Chloridops" - thick-billed, "naio" and other hard seed specialist
** Kona Grosbeak, "Chloridops kona" - extinct (1894)
** Oʻahu Grosbeak, "Chloridops wahi" - prehistoric
** Giant ("King Kong") Grosbeak, "Chloridops regiskongi" - prehistoric
* Genus "Orthiospiza" - large weak bill, possibly soft seed or fruit specialist?
** Highland Finch, "Orthiospiza howarthi" - prehistoric
* Genus "Xestospiza" - cone-shaped bills, possibly insectivores
** Cone-billed Finch, "Xestospiza conica" - prehistoric
** Ridge-billed Finch, "Xestospiza fastigialis" - prehistoric
* Genus "Pseudonestor" - parrot-like bill, probes rotting wood for insect larvae
** Maui Parrotbill, "Pseudonestor xanthophrys" thought to be extinct, rediscovered in 1945

References

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_honeycreeper (Which includes the three groups or tribes of Drepanidae)