King Kong Grosbeak

Chloridops regiskongi (English common name: King Kong Grosbeak ) is an extinct species of the subfamily of Hawaiian dresses birds. She felt on Oahu and is known only from subfossilem material.

Features

Chloridops regiskongi had the longest beak of all known seed -eating birds dresses. From other species of the genus Chloridops the beak distinguishes by its deeper and more sharply pointed upper jaw. The sides of the upper jaw are climbing steeply and form an obtuse ridge that runs along the dorsal midline from the tip of the nose

Dissemination

The subfossil material comes from Barbers Point and the Ulupau Head on Oahu.

Etymology

The specific epithet is composed of the syllables " registered " ( Latin for " king ") and " kong " for " King Kong" together. It is based on the newspaper article " Harbor sites yield rare fossils " of the reporter B. Benson in the Honolulu Star Bulletin on 24 July 1977 in the Storrs Olson with the words "a giant, gargantuan, a King Kong finch ( German: a huge, huge, king- kong - Fink ) "was quoted as saying. Olson explained that he had never mentioned it in this form. Due to the popularity of the movie ape King Kong, this designation but finally established as a common name.

Extinction

The causes and the date of extinction is unknown. Probably died the way within the last 1500 years during the Polynesian colonization, but before the arrival of Europeans in the 18th century.