| Xestospiza conica Temporal range: Early Holocene | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | †Xestospiza |
| Species: | †X. conica |
| Binomial name | |
| †Xestospiza conica Olson & James, 1991 | |
Xestospiza conica is an extinct species of bird with a cone-shaped bill that was described on the basis of fossils. It was possibly an insectivore, populating the Hawaiian Island of Kauai.
See also
References
- James, Helen F.; Olson, Storrs L (1991). "Descriptions of Thirty-Two New Species of Birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part II. Passeriformes". Ornithological Monographs. 46 (46): 1–92 (53–54). doi:10.2307/40166713. hdl:10088/1746. JSTOR 40166713.
Further reading
- A Natural history of the Hawaiian Islands: selected readings II. : University of Hawaii Press. 1994. ISBN 0-8248-1659-5.
External links
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