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Telespiza cantans

Identification

Male

  • Yellow body
  • White belly
  • Grey neck

Female

Dull with brown streaks

Distribution

Northwestern Hawaii

Taxonomy

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.

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