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Kauai Nukupuu
Hemignathus hanapepe Wilson, SB, 1889
Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias
Kauai Nukupuu, Hemignathus hanapepe, was a passerine finch of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands. It lived on the island’s forests and was once spread across parts of Kauai. The bird was known for taking very small insects from tree bark. Males were yellowish with brown wings, while females were grey-brown with a yellow streak on the throat. It was described by Wilson, SB, in 1889. The species is now extinct.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias
- Breeding range
- Pacific Ocean: Kauai (Hawaiian Is.)
