Lua Lepo Finch (Telespiza sp.)
The Lua Lepo Finch is most likely an undescribed species closely related to the Maui Nui Finch (Telespiza ypsilon James & Olson), it also is known from the island of Maui, Hawaiian Islands, yet apparently inhabited the higher elevations while the other species was mainly a lowland species.
The Lua Lepo Finch differed from its congener by being about 22% smaller. [1]
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Referenzen:
[1] S. L. Olson; H. F. James: Descriptions of thirty-two new species of birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part II. Passeriformes. Ornithological Monographs 45: 1-91. 1991
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edited: 17.06.2020
Tag Archives: Telespiza sp.
Telespiza sp. ‘Owl Cave’
Owl Cave Finch (Telespiza sp.)
This species has not been described so far, it is known from at least a partial associated skeleton found in a cave named Owl Cave on the island of Hawai’i in the Hawaiian Islands. [1]
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References:
[1] Helen F. James: The osteology and phylogeny of the Hawaiian finch radiation (Fringillidae: Drepanidini), including extinct taxa. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 141: 207-255. 2004
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edited: 17.06.2020