Greater akialoa
| Greater akialoa | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Drepanidinae |
| Genus: | Hemignathus Lichtenstein, 1839 |
| Species: | † H. ellisianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemignathus ellisianus G.R. Gray, 1860 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Akialoa ellisianus | |
The greater akialoa (Hemignathus ellisianus) 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 the Hawaiian Islands of Lanai, Oahu and Kauai respectively. It did not include the much smaller Lesser ʻakialoa, which was considered a full species. The Lanai and Oahu forms are extinct, while there is a remote possibility that the Kauai form survives.
- Kauaʻi ʻakialoa (Hemignathus ellisianus stejnegeri) (Wilson, 1889)
- Maui Nui ʻakialoa (Hemignathus ellisianus lanaiensis)
- Oahu ʻakialoa (Hemignathus ellisianus ellisianus)
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Hemignathus ellisianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.