Drepanis

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Drepanis is a genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
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Drepanis
ʻIʻiwi, Drepanis coccinea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Drepanis
Temminck, 1820
Type species
Certhia pacifica[1]
Gmelin, 1788
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The birds are endemic to Hawaii.

Species

It contains the following species:

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ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Drepanis coccineaʻIʻiwiHawaiʻi, Maui, and Kauaʻi, with smaller populations on Molokaʻi
Drepanis pacificaHawaiʻi mamoHawaiʻi
Drepanis funereaBlack mamoMolokaʻi
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