Palila (Loxioides bailleui)

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Oustalet, 1877)

Habitat
Dry mamane and mamane-naio forest. From c.2,000 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

USA (B) (NB).

Northern Hawaii, in eastern 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 2,512 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Mamane seeds, flowers, and insects.

Voice
Quiet, sweet canary-like song. Call is a sweet 'chee-klee-o' or 'pa-lee-la'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Palila (Loxioides bailleui) [XC122208]
by Brooks Rownd from Pu'u La'au Sandalwood Exclosure, Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States (call)

Palila (Loxioides bailleui) [XC175241]
by Eric VanderWerf from Palila mangagement area, W slope Mauna Kea, Hawai'i (Big Island), Haw, United States (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Genus closely related to Telespiza. In past sometimes lumped into an expanded genus Psittirostra.

Similar Species
Introduced yellow morph of House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) has streaks on back and belly, yellow on rump. Introduced Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) has grey nape, yellow underparts and rump, and bold facial markings. Both are smaller.

References
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