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Kauai Akialoa
Plate 1 of 3. Creator:J. G. Keulemans, no known copyright restrictions (public domain) · via iNaturalist
IUCN EX · Extinct

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Kauai Akialoa

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Kauai Akialoa

Akialoa stejnegeri

The Kauaʻi ʻakialoa (Akialoa stejnegeri) was a finch in the Fringillidae family. It was endemic to the island of Kauai, Hawaii. It became extinct due to introduced avian disease and habitat loss. The Kauaʻi ʻakialoa was about seven and a half inches in length and had a very long downcurved bill, which covered one third of its length. The adult males were bright olive-yellow on top and yellow on the bottom. The throat, breast, and sides...

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 512275.