Akialoa is an extinct genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae. The ûakialoa species are all extinct, but they formerly occurred throughout Hawaii.
Species
The Oûahu ûakialoa, Maui Nui ûakialoa, and Kauaûi ûakialoa were previously considered a single species, called the greater ûakialoa.
There are 7 species in this genus, two of which are undescribed:
- Oûahu ûakialoa, Akialoa ellisiana - extinct, 1837 (confirmed) or 1940 (unconfirmed)
- Maui Nui ûakialoa, Akialoa lanaiensis - extinct, 1892
- Lesser ûakialoa, Akialoa obscura - extinct, 1940
- Kauaûi ûakialoa, Akialoa stejnegeri - extinct, 1969
- Hoopoe-billed ûakialoa, Akialoa upupirostris - extinct, Holocene
- Akialoa sp., Maui - extinct, Holocene
- Giant ûakialoa, Akialoa sp. - extinct, Holocene
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