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