- Telespiza cantans
Identification
Male
- Yellow body
- White belly
- Grey neck
Female
Dull with brown streaks
Distribution
Northwestern Hawaii
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species, however, historically the Nihoa Finch was included in Laysan Finch.
Habitat
Vegetation
Behaviour
Breeding
It lays 3 eggs in a cup shaped nest which are incubated for 16 days by the female, the male in turn feeding the female. The chicks fledge after 21 days, and are cared for by the parents for another three weeks.
Diet
Diet includes seeds, small insects, fruits, carrion, and the eggs of nesting seabirds.
