• Source: Akialoa

Akialoa is an extinct genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae. The ʻakialoa species are all extinct, but they formerly occurred throughout Hawaii.




Species


The Oʻahu ʻakialoa, Maui Nui ʻakialoa, and Kauaʻi ʻakialoa were previously considered a single species, called the greater ʻakialoa.
There are 7 species in this genus, two of which are undescribed:

Oʻahu ʻakialoa, Akialoa ellisiana - extinct, 1837 (confirmed) or 1940 (unconfirmed)
Maui Nui ʻakialoa, Akialoa lanaiensis - extinct, 1892
Lesser ʻakialoa, Akialoa obscura - extinct, 1940
Kauaʻi ʻakialoa, Akialoa stejnegeri - extinct, 1969
Hoopoe-billed ʻakialoa, Akialoa upupirostris - extinct, Holocene
Akialoa sp., Maui - extinct, Holocene
Giant ʻakialoa, Akialoa sp. - extinct, Holocene




See also


Asteroid 378002 ʻAkialoa
Hawaiian honeycreepers
Extinct birds of Hawaii




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Akialoa
• Kauaʻi ʻakialoa
• Oʻahu ʻakialoa
• Lesser ʻakialoa
• Hawaiian honeycreeper
• Endemism in the Hawaiian Islands
• IUCN Red List of extinct species
• List of true finch species
• List of bird extinctions by year
• Maui Nui ʻakialoa