Laysan honeycreeper
The Laysan honeycreeper or Laysan ʻapapane (Himatione fraithii) is an extinct bird species that was endemic to the island of Laysan in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
| Laysan ʻapapane | |
|---|---|
| Painting by John Gerrard Keulemans. A male adult, B female adult, C juvenile, D ʻapapane | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Himatione |
| Species: | †H. fraithii |
| Binomial name | |
| †Himatione fraithii Rothschild, 1892 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Himatione sanguinea freethi | |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.