Mexican yellow grosbeak [SEP] parent taxon
Yellow grosbeak
The yellow grosbeak ("Pheucticus chrysopeplus"), also known as the Mexican yellow grosbeak, is a medium-sized seed-eating bird in the same family as the northern cardinal, "tropical" or "New World" buntings, and "cardinal-grosbeaks" or New World grosbeaks.
The yellow grosbeak occurs on the Pacific slope of Mexico from central Sonora to northwestern Oaxaca, and in southern Chiapas and Guatemala. In Sonora, it is migratory. It has been considered conspecific with "P.
King Kong grosbeak
The King Kong grosbeak or giant grosbeak ("Chloridops regiskongi") is a prehistoric species of Hawaiian honeycreeper, that was endemic to Hawaii. It had the largest beak of the three "Chloridops" species known to have existed. The King Kong grosbeak was described from fossils found at Barber's Point and Ulupau Head on the island of Oahu. It was long, making it one of the largest Hawaiian honeycreepers. The osteology of the mandible strongly suggests that "C. regiskongi" was a sister-taxon