Kauaʻi nukupuʻu
| Kauaʻi nukupuʻu | |
|---|---|
| Illustration by Keulemans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Hemignathus |
| Species: | H. hanapepe |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemignathus hanapepe Wilson, SB, 1889 | |
| Black: Extinct Green: Current range | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Hemignathus lucidus hanapepe | |
The Kauaʻi nukupuʻu (Hemignathus hanapepe) was a species of nukupuʻu once found throughout parts of the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi. It was an insect eater that picked out its tiny prey from tree bark. The males were yellowish with brown wings, while the females were grayish brown with a yellow throat streak.
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