Telespiza

Telespiza
Pair of Nihoa finches (Telespiza ultima)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Subfamily:	Carduelinae
Genus:	Telespiza Wilson, 1890
Type species
Telespiza cantans[1] S.B. 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.

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Telespiza cantans Wilson, 1890	Laysan finch	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
	Telespiza ultima Bryan, 1917	Nihoa finch	Nihoa island

• †Telespiza persecutrix James & Olson, 1991 - Kauaʻi finch (prehistoric)^{[citation needed]}
• †Telespiza ypsilon James & Olson, 1991 - Maui Nui finch (prehistoric)^{[citation needed]}

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