- The King Kong
grosbeak or
giant grosbeak (Chloridops
regiskongi) is a
prehistoric species of
Hawaiian honeycreeper, that was
endemic to Hawaiʻi. It had...
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grosbeak (Chloridops wahi) —
prehistoric King Kong
grosbeak (Chloridops
regiskongi) —
prehistoric Hawaiian honeycreepers Endemic fauna of
Hawaii Extinct...
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Chloridops kona Wilson, 1888 – Kona
grosbeak (extinct, 1894)
Chloridops regiskongi – King Kong
grosbeak (prehistoric)
Chloridops wahi – wahi
grosbeak (prehistoric)...
- The
largest known songbird is the
extinct giant grosbeak (Chloridops
regiskongi) at 280 mm (11 in) long.[citation needed] The
largest known cormorant...
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Taxon Type
Named for
Notes Ref †Chloridops
regiskongi James & Olson, 1991
Finch King Kong, King Kong "Olson was once
quoted as
saying this
species was...
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mammalian predators, and
avian malaria. King Kong
grosbeak Chloridops regiskongi Oahu
Prehistoric Wahi
grosbeak Chloridops wahi Maui and Oahu Prehistoric...
- kona) (Wiped out by
Western colonization) King Kong
grosbeak (Chloridops
regiskongi) (Wiped out by
Polynesian colonization) Wahi
grosbeak (Chloridops wahi)...
- wahi (Oʻahu and Maui,
Hawaiian Islands) King Kong grosbeak,
Chloridops regiskongi (Oʻahu,
Hawaiian Islands) Kauaʻi grosbeak,
Chloridops sp. (Kauaʻi, Hawaiian...
- in caves. The bird was
smaller than the
related King Kong
grosbeak (C.
regiskongi) by 2
inches (5.1 cm). It had a
total length of 9
inches (23 cm). Pratt...
- Anatidae, a moa-nalo, this is the type
species of the genus.
Chloridops regiskongi Valid Sp. nov.
Helen F.
James Storrs L.
Olson Holocene Oahu USA ( Hawaii)...