Loxioides facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Loxioides |
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Palila (L. bailleui) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Loxioides Oustalet, 1877 |
Species | |
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)
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