| Hemignathini | |
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| Hemignathus obscurus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Parvorder: | Passerida |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Drepanidinae |
| Tribe: | Hemignathini |
| Genera | |
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Hemignathini is a tribe of bird in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanidinae. Of the three tribes in Drepanidinae, Hemignathini is the largest. It contains the Creepers, the extinct Akialoas, Amakihi, and extinct Nukupu'us. This group is made up of long-billed insectivores, but several of them may take nectar from flowers. The Akialoa and the Nukupu'u that existed on many of the islands had disappeared between the 19th century to late 20th century.