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:
Reptiles (Archosaurs)
Birds (Finches)
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.
Etymology
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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.
Movement Pattern: Not a Migrant
Individual Type: Nomadic
Population Trend: Stable
Population: 0
Locomotion: Airborne
Habitat: Polar; tundra; taiga; 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; salt plains; limestone 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; deserts and xeric shrublands; badlands; flooded grasslands and savannas; swamp; riparian; wetland; mangrove forest; bamboo forest; air-breathing coral reefs; graveyard vale; warm river; cold river; lukewarm river; subterranean river; pond; littoral; intertidal; kelp forests; coral reefs; neritic zone; pelagic zone; benthic zone; hydrothermal vents; brine pools; cold seeps; demersal zone; karst cave; karst spring; lush caverns; crystal cavern; magnetic cave; radiated vale; lava tube; volcano; lava trench; ghost town; ruined skyscraper; moon; outer space; crimson forest; warped forest; soul sand vale; basalt deltas; corruption grove; end plains; end islands
Earth:
Extinct: Hawaii
Berbania: none
Reinachos: none
Delphia: none
Sawintir: none
Agarathos: none
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