Xestospiza

<i>Xestospiza</i>

Xestospiza

Extinct genus of birds

Xestospiza is an extinct genus of containing two species of Hawaiian honeycreeper with cone-shaped bills that were described on the basis of bones. They were possibly insectivores. It consists of the following:

Quick Facts Xestospiza Temporal range: Early Holocene, Scientific classification ...

References

  • James, Helen F.; Olson, Storrs L. (1991). "Descriptions of Thirty-Two New Species of Birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part II. Passeriformes". Ornithological Monographs. 46 (46): 1–88. doi:10.2307/40166713. JSTOR 40166713.


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