Oʻahu nukupuʻu
| Oʻahu nukupuʻu | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Hemignathus |
| Species: | †H. lucidus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Hemignathus lucidus Lichtenstein, MHC, 1839 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hemignathus lucidus lucidus | |
The Oʻahu nukupuʻu (Hemignathus lucidus) is an extinct species of nukupuʻu, a type of Hawaiian honeycreeper native to Oahu, which was similar to its cousins from the Islands of Kauaʻi and Maui. It is yellowish greyish with a long hooked beak to find insects. This bird is now extinct due to human activity.