Biology:Drepanis
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Short description: Genus of birds
Drepanis | |
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ʻIʻiwi, Drepanis coccinea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Drepanis Temminck, 1820 |
Type species | |
Certhia pacifica[1] Gmelin, 1788
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Species | |
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Drepanis is a genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae.
The birds are endemic to Hawaii.
Species
It contains the following species:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution and History |
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Drepanis coccinea | ʻIʻiwi | Hawaiʻi, Maui, and Kauaʻi, with smaller populations on Molokaʻi. | |
Drepanis pacifica -Extinct | Hawaiʻi mamo | Hawaii. Last specimen was collected in 1898 by Henry W. Henshaw who stalked and shot this wonderful species. | |
Drepanis funerea -Extinct | Black mamo | Molokai. This species was first described in 1836 by Pelekuna Valley, and the last specimen was collected in 1907 by William Alanson Bryan who found the mutilated body of this unique bird species. |
See also
References
- ↑ "Fringillidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=196.
- Drepanis funerea (Black Mamo), IUCN Redlist
- Drepanis pacifica (Hawaii Mamo), IUCN Redlist
Wikidata ☰ Q909836 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drepanis.
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