Oʻahu ʻakepa

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Oʻahu ʻakepa

Extinct (1900s)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Loxops
Species:
L. wolstenholmei
Binomial name
Loxops wolstenholmei
Synonyms
  • Fringilla rufa
    preoccupied
    )
  • Loxops coccineus wolstenholmei
    Rothschild
    , 1895

The Oʻahu ʻakepa (Loxops wolstenholmei) is an extinct species of

‘akeke‘e
, a green bird that is only found on the island of Kauai.

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