Loxioides

Loxioides is a genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper, in the subfamily Carduelinae.

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

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)

See also

  • Hawaiian honeycreepers
  • Birds of Hawaii
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