| Greater Akialoa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Drepanidinae |
| Genus: | Akialoa (but see text) Lichtenstein, 1839 |
| Synonyms | |
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Maui Nui Akialoa |
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The Greater Akialoa was a large bird growing up to 19 centimetres (7.5 in) long. Its bill took up to a third of the body length. The species had three forms, confined to Lanai, Oahu and Kauai respectively. It did not include the much smaller Hawaii Akialoa, which was considered a full species. The Lanai and Oahu forms are extinct, while there is a remote possibility that the Kauai form survives.