Akialoa

Akialoa
Lesser ʻakialoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Suborder:	Passeri
Parvorder:	Passerida
Family:	Fringillidae
Subfamily:	Carduelinae
Tribe:	Hemignathini
Genus:	Akialoa Olson & James, 1995
Species
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Akialoa is an extinct genus of Hawaiian finch in the Fringillidae family. It contains the following species:

• Lesser ʻakialoa or Hawai'i 'akialoa, Akialoa obscura - extinct (1940)
• Greater ʻakialoa
  • Oʻahu ʻakialoa, Akialoa ellisiana - extinct (1940)
  • Maui Nui ʻakialoa or Lanaʻi ʻakialoa, Akialoa lanaiensis - extinct (1892)
  • Kauaʻi ʻakialoa, Akialoa stejnegeri - extinct (1969)
• Hoopoe-billed ʻakialoa, Akialoa upupirostris - prehistoric
• Giant ʻakialoa, Akialoa sp. - prehistoric