The Nihoa finch is one of the two endemic bird species of the tiny Hawaiian island Nihoa, the other being the Nihoa millerbird. When it was classified in 1917, scientists thought that it would be the last endemic species named. This was later found untrue. The island's population is 1000–3000 birds. The Nihoa finch was added to the Endangered Species List by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on March 11, 1967. An attempt to protect the species against extinction was made by starting a colony on French Frigate Shoals, another leeward island. This would ensure its continued existence in case the Nihoa population was wiped out. This attempt, however, failed. Nihoa is part of a group of islands that make up the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge which provides protected land for the Nihoa finch to roam on. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Bryan, WA 1917
Reference:
Auk
34 p.70,71
Protonym:
Telespiza ultima
Type locality:
Nihoa.
Link:
https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v034n01/p0070-p0072.pdf
Avibase ID:
DB422AD094235903
Avibase ID:
avibase-DB422AD0
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/DB422AD0
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554450
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Psittirostre de Nihoa ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Psittirostre de Nihoa ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Nihoa Finch ( Telespyza ultima) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Nihoa Finch ( Telespyza ultima) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Nihoa Finch ( Telespyza ultima) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Nihoa Finch ( Telespyza ultima) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Nihoa Finch ( Telespyza ultima) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Loxioides cantans ultima [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Loxioides cantans ultima [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Nihoa Finch ( Telespiza ultima) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Telespiza ultima [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Telespiza ultima [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Telespiza [cantans or ultima]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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