Akialoa is an extinct genus of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae. The ʻakialoa species are all extinct, but they formerly occurred throughout Hawaii.
Species The Oʻahu ʻakialoa, Maui Nui ʻakialoa, and Kauaʻi ʻakialoa were previously considered a single species, called the greater ʻakialoa.
There are 7 species in this genus, two of which are undescribed:
Oʻahu ʻakialoa, Akialoa ellisiana - extinct, 1837 (confirmed) or 1940 (unconfirmed) Maui Nui ʻakialoa, Akialoa lanaiensis - extinct, 1892 Lesser ʻakialoa, Akialoa obscura - extinct, 1940 Kauaʻi ʻakialoa, Akialoa stejnegeri - extinct, 1969 Hoopoe-billed ʻakialoa, Akialoa upupirostris - extinct, Holocene Akialoa sp., Maui - extinct, Holocene Giant ʻakialoa, Akialoa sp. - extinct, Holocene See also Asteroid 378002 ʻAkialoa
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