Chlorodrepanis

Chlorodrepanis is a genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae.

Chlorodrepanis
Hawaiʻi ʻamakihi (Chlorodrepanis virens)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Chlorodrepanis
Perkins, 1899
Species

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The birds are endemic to Hawaii.

Species

It contains the following species:

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Chlorodrepanis virensHawaiʻi ʻamakihi or common ʻamakihiMaui, Molokaʻi, and (formerly) Lānaʻi,
Chlorodrepanis flavaOʻahu ʻamakihiOʻahu, and in the valley near Wahiawa and Mililani
Chlorodrepanis stejnegeriKauaʻi ʻamakihiKauaʻi.


See also

  • Hawaiian honeycreepers
  • Endemic fauna of Hawaii


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