Giant Nukupuʻu

Hemignathus vorpalis

Giant Nukupuʻu

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Scientific Taxonomy & Character Information

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

Subfamily: Carduelinae

Genus: Hemignathus

Species:Hemignathus vorpalis

Descendant: Finches

Named by: Helen Frances James and Storrs Lovejoy Olson

Year Published: 2003

Size: ???

Type: 

Title: none

Other Name(s)/Alias(es): none

Pantheon: Terran/Gaian

Time Period: Holocene

Alignment: Good

Threat Level:

Diet: Omnivorous

Elements: Air

Inflicts: n/a

Weaknesses: Rock, electric, ice, combat, fae

Casualties: none

Based On: itself

Conservation Status: Extinct (EX) – IUCN Red List

Giant Nukupuʻu (Hemignathus vorpalis) is an extinct species of finch in the family Fringillidae, which is only known from fossil remains.

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Physical Appearance

It was larger and had a different bill morphology than the remaining members of the genus Hemignathus.

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Distribution and Habitat

It was endemic to Hawaii. Its extinction is believed to have occurred within the last 3000 years, but exact timing and reasons remain unclear. This species became extinct in prehistoric times when Polynesian settlers deforested the lowlands for agriculture.


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