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Koa Finches
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Koa Finches

Rhodacanthis

Rhodacanthis, commonly known as the koa finches, is an extinct genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae. All four species were endemic to Hawaii.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Scissor-billed Koa Finch

speciesRhodacanthis forfex

Oahu Koa Finch

speciesRhodacanthis litotes

Lesser Koa Finch

speciesRhodacanthis flaviceps

Greater Koa Finch

speciesRhodacanthis palmeri

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 9820.