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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Laysan Finch* |
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Telespiza cantans |
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Description (10)
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Laysan Finch
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Other Scientific Names
Telespyza cantans [Collar and Andrew (1988)]
Other Names (World)
Laysan Finch, Laysan Finchbill, Laysan Honeycreeper
Family
Fringillidae (Finches)
Size
19 cm
First Described (Guide)
Wilson, 1890
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland and shrubland.
USA (B) (NB).
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Laysan Atoll, in north-western Hawaiian Is. Introduced Pearl and Hermes Atoll.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 5,000 - 20,000 (2010) and fluctuating.
Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
A primarily herbivorous omnivore. Insects, flowers, fruits, stems, seedlings, and roots, bird eggs, persistent seeds and carrion.
Voice
Loud canary-like song. Call is a chirp resembling that of House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus).
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Genus sometimes subsumed into Loxioides and has been included in Psittirostra. Probably forms a superspecies with Nihoa Finch (Telespiza ultima), and formerly considered conspecific.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Laysan Finch see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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