Biology:Loxioides
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Short description: Genus of birds
Loxioides | |
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Palila (L. bailleui) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Loxioides Oustalet, 1877 |
Type species | |
Loxioides bailleui[1] Oustalet, 1877
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Species | |
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Loxioides is a genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper, in the subfamily Carduelinae.
The birds are endemic to Hawaii.
Species
It contains the following species:
- Loxioides bailleui Oustalet, 1877 - palila
- Loxioides kikuichi James & Olson, 2006 - Kauaʻi palila (prehistoric; possibly survived to the early 18th century)
See also
References
- ↑ "Fringillidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=196.
Wikidata ☰ Q3016761 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loxioides.
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