Telespiza
| Telespiza | |
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| Pair of Nihoa finches (Telespiza ultima) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Parvorder: | Passerida |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Tribe: | Psittirostrini |
| Genus: | Telespiza Wilson, 1890 |
| Species | |
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Telespiza is a genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper. All species in it are or were endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Species
- Telespiza cantans Wilson, 1890 - Laysan finch
- Telespiza persecutrix James & Olson, 1991 - Kauaʻi finch (prehistoric)
- Telespiza ultima Bryan, 1917 - Nihoa finch
- Telespiza ypsilon James & Olson, 1991 - Maui Nui finch (prehistoric)
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