Kauai Nukupuu
Hemignathus hanapepe
The Kauaʻi nukupuʻu is an extinct 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.
- Scientific name
- Hemignathus hanapepe
- Family
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- IUCN status
- EX