Akialoa

Akialoa Temporal range: Quaternary PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Lesser ʻakialoa (Akialoa obscura)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Subfamily:	Carduelinae
Genus:	†Akialoa Olson & James, 1995
Species
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Akialoa is an extinct genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the Carduelinae subfamily of the Fringillidae family.

The birds were endemic to Hawaii.

Species

It contains the following species:

• Lesser ʻakialoa or Hawai'i 'akialoa, Akialoa obscura - extinct (1940)
• Greater ʻakialoa
  • Oʻahu ʻakialoa, Akialoa ellisiana — extinct (1940)
  • Maui Nui ʻakialoa or Lanaʻi ʻakialoa, Akialoa lanaiensis — extinct (1892)
  • Kauaʻi ʻakialoa, Akialoa stejnegeri — extinct (1969)
• Hoopoe-billed ʻakialoa, Akialoa upupirostris — extinct Late Quaternary (prehistoric)
• Giant ʻakialoa, Akialoa sp. — extinct Late Quaternary (prehistoric)

See also

• Hawaiian honeycreepers
• Extinct birds of Hawaii