Xestospiza fastigialis
| Xestospiza fastigialis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Drepanidinae |
| Genus: | Xestospiza Storrs L. Olson & Helen F. James |
| Species: | Xestospiza conica Storrs L. Olson & Helen F. James 1991 |
Xestospiza fastigialis is an extinct species of bird with a ridge-shape bill that was described on the basis of fossils. It was possibly an insectivore, populating the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu, Molokai and Maui.[1]
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Further reading
- A Natural history of the Hawaiian Islands: selected readings II. [Honolulu]: University of Hawaii Press. 1994. ISBN 0-8248-1659-5.
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