Nihoa Finch (Telespiza ultima)

Other Scientific Names
Telespyza ultima [Collar and Andrew (1988)]

Other Names (World)
Nihoa Finch, Nioha Honeycreeper

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
Bryan, 1917

Habitat
Low shrubs and grasses.

Range (Guide)

USA (B).

Nihoa, in north-western Hawaiian Is.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,100 - 3,550 (2010) and fluctuating.

Status CR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Invertebrates, seeds, other plant parts and eggs.

Voice
Song is lively and complex, somewhat canary-like. Call a loud chirp.

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Nihoa Finch (Telespiza ultima) [XC144829]
by Eric VanderWerf from Nihoa Island, Hawaii, United States (song)

Nihoa Finch (Telespiza ultima) [XC144828]
by Eric VanderWerf from Nihoa Island, Hawaii, United States (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus sometimes subsumed into Loxioides and has been included in Psittirostra. Probably forms a superspecies with Laysan Finch (Telespiza cantans), and formerly considered conspecific.

References
See References.

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