Hemignathus obscurus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AVES	PASSERIFORMES	FRINGILLIDAE

Scientific Name:

Hemignathus obscurus

Species Authority:

(Gmelin, 1788)

Common Name/s:

English

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Lesser Akialoa

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Extinct ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2008

Assessor/s:

BirdLife International

Reviewer/s:

Bird, J., Butchart, S.

History:

2004	–	Extinct
2000	–	Extinct
1996	–	Extinct
1994	–	Extinct

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Hemignathus obscurus was endemic to Hawai`i, USA². It was apparently not uncommon until 1895, but declined rapidly, with the last report being in 1940².

Range Description:

Hemignathus obscurus was endemic to Hawai`i, USA². It was apparently not uncommon until 1895, but declined rapidly, with the last report being in 1940².

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabited mountain koa-`ohi`a forest (500-2,000 m).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Its extinction was probably because of deforestation and introduced disease-carrying mosquitoes which are prevalent in the lowlands¹.

Major Threat(s):

Its extinction was probably because of deforestation and introduced disease-carrying mosquitoes which are prevalent in the lowlands¹.

Citation:	BirdLife International 2008. Hemignathus obscurus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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