lesser 'akialoa (Akialoa obscura) Description
(Hemignathus obscurus), (Gm) male & female
Date 1893-1900
Source Walter Rothschild. The Avifauna of Laysan and the neighbouring islands with a complete history to date of the birds of the Hawaiian possession. London: R.H. Porter, 1893-1900.
Author Künstler: John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hemignathus_obscurus1.jpg
The lesser ʻakialoa (Akialoa obscura) was a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It was endemic to Hawaii. It became extinct due to habitat loss. It disappeared at around the same time as its Oahu cousin. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Fringillidae, Subfamily: Carduelinae, Species: Akialoa obscura (JF Gmelin, 1788), Synonyms: Hemignathus obscurus.