Lesser Akialoa
Akialoa obscura(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Lesser Akialoa
The Lesser Akialoa (Akialoa obscura) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: formerly Hawaii; extinct, last reported 1940Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Akialoa obscura
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Lesser Akialoa
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhia obscura
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Sandwich Islands.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.470
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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