| Paroreomyza | |
|---|---|
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| Oʻahu ʻalauahio (Paroreomyza maculata) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Paroreomyza Perkins, 1901 |
| Type species | |
| Himatione maculata[1] Cabanis, 1851 | |
| Species | |
See text | |
Paroreomyza is agenus ofHawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamilyCarduelinae of the familyFringillidae. These birds areendemic toHawaii.
Paroreomyza, along withOreomystis (although their alliance is disputed),[2] is the second mostbasal genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper to survive to recent times, with the most basal being the recently extinctpoʻouli (Melamprosops phaeosoma), withParoreomyza andOreomystis having diverged from the rest of the lineage about 4.7 million years ago. Members ofParoreomyza do not have two key phenotypic traits present inOreomystis and the more derived Hawaiian honeycreepers: a distinct musty odor and a squared-off tongue. Following the extinction of the poʻouli, it (along withOreomystis if they are considered sister genera) is the most basal group of Hawaiian honeycreepers still surviving, although it too has lost most of its species.[3]
It includes the following species:
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