Maui Alauahio

Maui Alauahio
Paroreomyza montana montana
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Parvorder: Passerida
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Drepanidinae
Tribe: Hemignathini
Genus: Paroreomyza
Species: P. montana
Binomial name
Paroreomyza montana
(Wilson, 1890)

The Maui Alauahio or Maui ʻAlauahio (Paroreomyza montana), also known as the Maui Nui ʻAlauahio or Maui Creeper, is a species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanidinae. It is endemic to Hawaii. The name, Maui ʻAlauahio, is somewhat misleading because the species seems to have occurred on most, if not all, parts of the ancient Maui Nui. Its natural habitats are dry, mesic and wet forests, as well as high and low shrublands and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2008). "Paroreomyza montana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/149623. Retrieved 30 January 2010. 

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