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Hemignathus
Sign in to saveHemignathus is a genus of Hawaiian honeycreepers in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae. All species are endemic to Hawaii.
Species
Hawaiʻi ʻAmakihi
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 27
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Collections
- USNM, UMZC, LSUMZ, BPBM
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Hawaiian honeycreeper
- Image
- Akiapolaau.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Hemignathus
- Commons category
- Hemignathus
- topic's main category
- Category:Hemignathus
- taxon common name
- Hawaiian Honeycreepers
- endemic to
- Hawaii
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Extinctions
- Taxonomy
- References
Hemignathus is a genus of Hawaiian honeycreepers in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae. All species are endemic to Hawaii.
==Extinctions== Many of its species became extinct during the 19th and 20th centuries due to a combination of habitat destruction, introduced predators, and most importantly mosquito-borne diseases. The ʻakiapōlāʻau (Hemignathus wilsoni) may be the last surviving species in the genus.
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