Chloridops
Extinct genus of birds
title: "Chloridops" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["chloridops", "hawaiian-honeycreepers", "endemic-fauna-of-hawaii", "extinct-birds-of-hawaii", "holocene-extinctions", "bird-genera", "carduelinae", "taxa-named-by-scott-barchard-wilson", "taxonomy-articles-created-by-polbot"] description: "Extinct genus of birds" topic_path: "general/chloridops" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloridops" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Extinct genus of birds ::
| fossil_range= Holocene | image = Chloridops kona.jpg | image_caption = Kona Grosbeak (Chloridops kona) | taxon = Chloridops | authority = Wilson, 1888 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text
Chloridops is an extinct genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae.
Distribution
The birds were endemic to Hawaii. It comprised three species: two on the Big Island of Hawaii; and one that inhabited Kauai, Oahu, and Maui.
Species
The genus includes the following three species:
- Kona grosbeak (Chloridops kona) — extinct (1894)
- Wahi grosbeak (Chloridops wahi) — prehistoric
- King Kong grosbeak (Chloridops regiskongi) — prehistoric
References
References
- Pratt, H Douglas. (2002). "The Hawaiian Honeycreepers". [[Oxford University Press]].
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