Xestospiza
| Xestospiza | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Drepanidinae |
| Genus: | Xestospiza Storrs L. Olson & Helen F. James |
| Species | |
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Xestospiza conica | |
Xestospiza is a genus containing two species of birds with cone-shaped bills that were described on the basis of fossils. They were possibly insectivores. It consists of the following:
- Cone-billed Finch (Xestospiza conica) - prehistoric
- Ridge-billed Finch (Xestospiza fastigialis) - prehistoric
References[edit]
- James, Helen F. (1991). "Descriptions of Thirty-Two New Species of Birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part II. Passeriformes" (PDF). Ornithological Monographs. 46: 1–92.
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