This wasn't the case but the name stuck. The population of the finches fluctuates between 1,000 and 5,000, usually due to local environmental conditions, especially rainfall. Like the closely-related Laysan Finch , the Nihoa Finch's diet is made up of seeds, insects, flowers and occasionally seabird eggs Adults usually are about 5.5 inches long A small number of Nihoa Finches were released on the French Frigate Shoals in 1967 to help protect this species. This colony failed however. All rights reserved.
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