Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawaiian Honeycreeper :: Laysan Finch

Laysan Finch Telespiza cantans

Described by: Wilson (1890)
Alternate common name(s): Yellow Laysan Finch
Old scientific name(s): Psittirostra cantans, Telespyza cantans

Photographs

Laysan Island, Hawaii, USA - Date unknown Courtesy of USFWS 
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Range

W. Hawaiian Is.;
Laysan Is.
Introduced to Pearl Reef and Hermes Reef.
Also introduced, but extripated, on Midway.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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