Species profile
Greater Koa-finch
Rhodacanthis palmeri
Quick answer
Formerly Hawaii. Extinct; last reported 1896
- Scientific name
- Rhodacanthis palmeri
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Rhodacanthis
- Conservation status
- Extinct
Recording Greater Koa-finch in your journal
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