Greater ʻamakihi
The greater ʻamakihi (Viridonia sagittirostris) is an extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae.
| Greater ʻamakihi | |
|---|---|
| Specimen at the Bishop Museum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | †Viridonia Rothschild, 1892 |
| Species: | †V. sagittirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| †Viridonia sagittirostris Rothschild, 1892 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hemignathus sagittirostris (Rothschild, 1892) | |
It was endemic to the Island of Hawaii. The species was last recorded in 1901.
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