Question

question completion status: the common ancestor of the rosefinch and the honeycreepers lived 7.2 mya. the ancestor of the honeycreeper arrived in hawaii about 5.7 mya. most speciation took place after oahu was formed. islands were formed in sequence, from kauai and nihau (6.9 - 5.7 mya) to hawaii (0.4 - 0.7 mya). according to the figure, which of the following birds is most closely related to the palila? kauai creeper common rosefinch anianiau twi laysan finch

Explanation:

In a phylogenetic tree, the closer the branching - point of two species, the more closely related they are. By observing the tree, the Laysan Finch has the closest branching - point to the Palila compared to the other options.

Answer:

Laysan Finch