The Maui Nui ʻakialoa was a grayish-yellow bird. It was six inches long, with a bill that was an inch and a half in length. It used its long bill to probe bark in search of insects and probe flowers in search of nectar.[1]
It is known from three specimens collected on the island of Lānaʻi in 1892. It is also known from fossils on Molokaʻi and Maui. It lived in forests above 200 m of elevation.[1]
^ abcdeBirdLife International (2017). "Akialoa lanaiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103823431A119549974. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103823431A119549974.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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maui, ʻakialoa, lānaʻi, ʻakialoa, akialoa, lanaiensis, extinct, species, hawaiian, honeycreeper, subfamily, carduelinae, family, fringillidae, inhabited, islands, maui, lānaʻi, molokaʻi, hawaii, illustration, john, gerrard, keulemansconservation, statusextinct. The Maui Nui ʻakialoa or Lanaʻi ʻakialoa Akialoa lanaiensis is an extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae It inhabited the islands of Maui Lanaʻi and Molokaʻi in Hawaii 1 Maui Nui ʻakialoaIllustration by John Gerrard KeulemansConservation statusExtinct IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PasseriformesFamily FringillidaeSubfamily CarduelinaeGenus AkialoaSpecies A lanaiensisBinomial name Akialoa lanaiensis Rothschild 1893 SynonymsHemignathus ellisiana lanaiensisDescription and habitat editThe Maui Nui ʻakialoa was a grayish yellow bird It was six inches long with a bill that was an inch and a half in length It used its long bill to probe bark in search of insects and probe flowers in search of nectar 1 It is known from three specimens collected on the island of Lanaʻi in 1892 It is also known from fossils on Molokaʻi and Maui It lived in forests above 200 m of elevation 1 Extinction editThe Maui Nui ʻakialoa was driven to extinction by habitat destruction and disease Invasive species may also have been a factor 1 References edit a b c d e BirdLife International 2017 Akialoa lanaiensis IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017 e T103823431A119549974 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2017 3 RLTS T103823431A119549974 en Retrieved 16 November 2021 nbsp This Fringillidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maui Nui ʻakialoa amp oldid 1168518205, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
