Oahu 'Akialoa
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| Akialoa ellisiana (Gray, 1859) |
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Hemignathus obscurus (Gmelin, 1788) pro parte |
The Oahu 'Akialoa (Akialoa ellisiana) was a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. The Oahu Akialoa was a species of Akialoa that was that was found in the high elevation forest. It was a orangish species that was endangered from the loss of Habitat it was very prone to the Avian Flu that was introduced by the mosquito. This bird was mainly an insectivore using its bill to probe through the bark in search of bugs to eats. It also used long bill to go into flowers to reach their stores of nectar. When the forests are cleared the bird could not find any food and would starve. The birds were also weak against the natural diminishing factors like weather and competition from other native nectar feeding birds. Scientists were sure that this bird disappeared at the same time as its cousin in Hawaii at the year of 1940. It was endemic to the island of Oahu, Hawaii. It became extinct due to habitat loss.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Akialoa ellisiana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
[edit] External links
- 3D view of specimens RMNH 110.021, RMNH 110.022 and RMNH 110.023 at Naturalis, Leiden (requires QuickTime browser plugin).
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