Lesser Akialoa

The Hawaiʻi ʻAkialoa was a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It was endemic to Hawaii. It became extinct due to habitat loss. It is also commonly called Lesser Akialoa, but this name dates back to the time when all small ʻakialoas were united in this taxon. The Hawaii Akialoa is the other species of bird on Hawai’i to disappear during this time period. It disappeared at around the same time as its Oahu cousin. It was a yellowish bird with a long two inch long, thin whitish-yellow bill. It had small olive green wings which it used to flit from tree to tree to look for insects like beatles and caterpillars. It was seen gleaning the trees in search of insects. The bill of the Akialoa was also designed for more than bug extraction. The Akialoa also fed on nectar in the flowers of lobelias and O’hia blossoms. Its long bill could easily fit into petals of long flowers and took pollen from flower to flower on its forehead. It was collected at several places. It was once thought to be the same species as t

The Lesser Akialoa is classified as Extinct (EX), there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.

It is also commonly called Lesser Akialoa, but this name dates back to the time when all small ʻakialoas were united in this taxon. The Hawaii Akialoa is the other species of bird on Hawai’i to disappear during this time period. It disappeared at around the same time as its Oahu cousin. It was a yellowish bird with a long two inch long, thin whitish-yellow bill. More

Results for: lesser akialoaTranslations 1 - 30 of 90 English English Finnish Finnish lesser akialoa pikkuakialoa, Hemignathus obscurus greater akialoa kauainakialoa, Hemignathus ellisianus of lesser value vähemmän arvoinen lesser vähempi, pienempi lesser-known vähemmän tunnettu lesser koa finch pikkukoapeippo, Rhodacanthis flaviceps lesser masked owl tenimberintornipöllö, More