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Giant Nukupuʻu
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– Ashley Cole
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
Lifespan: ugh
Activity: Diurnal 🌅
Thermoregulate: Ectotherm
Size: ???
Type:
Reptiles (Archosaurs)
Birds (Finches)
Title: none
Other Name(s)/Alias(es): none
Pantheon:
Terran/Gaian 🇺🇳
Hawaiian 🇺🇲
Time Period: Holocene
Alignment: Good
Threat Level: ★
Diet: Omnivorous 🥩🌿
Elements: Air 🌬️
Inflicts: n/a
Weaknesses: Rock 🪨, Electric ⚡
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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It was larger and had a different bill morphology than the remaining members of the genus Hemignathus.
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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.
Movement Pattern: Not a Migrant
Individual Type: Extinct
Population Trend: Stable
Population: 0
Locomotion: Airborne
Habitat: Montane Grasslands and Shrublands; Temperate Coniferous Forests; Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests; Temperate Deciduous Forests; Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Subtropical Coniferous Forests; Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Stone Forest; Tropical Coniferous Forests; Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Grasslands; Tropical Savannas and Shrublands; Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub; Mushroom Forests; Mushroom Fields; Flooded Grasslands and Savannas; Swamp; Bayous/Billabongs; Riparian; Wetland; Mangrove Forest; Cold Bamboo Forests; Tropical Bamboo Forests; Air-breathing Coral Reefs; Graveyard Vale; Mountain; Radiated Vale; Radiated Citadel; Volcano; Lava Trench; Warm Ghost Town; Cold Ghost Town; Ruined Skyscraper.
Earth:
Extinct: Hawaii
Berbania: none
Reinachos: none
Delphia: none
Sawintir: none
Agarathos: none
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See also: none
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