Hemignathus sp. nov. 'Hawaii'
Greater Hawaii akialoa
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Hemignathus lucidus subspp. indet. Olson & James, 1995:383; Akialoa sp. Hawaii James, 2004:241; Akialoa large undescribed species Tyrberg, 2009:101
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 1840 or 1841 (Olson & James, 1994)
Distribution
Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Giffin, Jon G. (2003). Pu’u Wa’awa’a Biological Assessment. Pu’u Wa’awa’a, North Kona, Hawaii. Report, State of Hawaii, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
James, Helen F. (2004). The osteology and phylogeny of the Hawaiian finch radiation (Fringillidae: Drepanidini), including extinct taxa. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 141: 207-255, 17 figs.
Olson, Storrs L. and James, Helen F. (1994). A Specimen of Nuku pu'u (Aves: Drepanidini: Hemignathus lucidus) from the Island of Hawai'i. Pacific Science 48(4): 331-338.
Olson, Storrs L. and James, Helen F. (1995). Nomenclature of the Hawaiian Akialoas and Nukupuus (Aves: Drepanidini). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 108(3): 373-387.
Tyrberg, Tommy. (2009). Holocene avian extinctions, pp. 63-106. In: Turvey, Samuel T. (ed.). Holocene Extinctions. Oxford, UK & New York, USA: Oxford University Press. xii + 352 pp.