Laysan Finch
Telespiza cantansWilson, SB, 1890
English (US) Laysan Finch
The Laysan Finch (Telespiza cantans) 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: Laysan Island (northwestern Hawaiian Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Telespiza cantans
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Laysan Finch
- Described by
- Wilson, SB, 1890
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Telespyza cantans
- Described by
- Wilson, SB, 1890
- Type locality
- Midway Island ; error = Layson Island.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.6, vol.2, no.7 p.341 pl.9
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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