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Laysan Finch

Telespiza cantans

Classification

Class
Aves

The Laysan finch (Telespiza cantans), sometimes referred to by its Hawaiian name, ʻekupuʻu, is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper, that is endemic to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It is one of four remaining finch-billed Hawaiian honeycreepers and is closely related to the smaller Nihoa finch. The Laysan finch is named for Laysan, the island to which it was endemic on its discovery.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 27