Xestospiza fastigialis
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| Xestospiza fastigialis Temporal range: Early Holocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | †Xestospiza |
| Species: | †X. conica
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| †Xestospiza conica | |
Xestospiza fastigialis is an extinct species of bird with a ridge-shape bill that was described on the basis of fossils. It was possibly an insectivore, populating the Hawaiian Islands of Oahu, Molokai and Maui.[1]
See also
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- A Natural history of the Hawaiian Islands: selected readings II. [Honolulu]: University of Hawaii Press. 1994. ISBN 0-8248-1659-5.
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