Greater Koa Finch
Rhodacanthis palmeriRothschild, LW, 1892
English (US) Greater Koa Finch
The Greater Koa Finch (Rhodacanthis palmeri) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: formerly Hawaii; extinct, last reported 1896Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Rhodacanthis palmeri
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Greater Koa Finch
- Described by
- Rothschild, LW, 1892
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Rothschild, LW, 1892
- Type locality
- Kona, Hawaii.
- Original description
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History including Zoology, Botany, and Geology ser.6, vol.10, no.55 p.111
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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