Data Zone
Justification of Red List category
This species was found in the Hawaiian Islands, USA, but it is now Extinct as a result of forest clearance and introduced disease. The last sighting was in 1894.
Population justification
None remain.
Trend justification
This species is known from only three specimens, collected in 1892, and was last seen in 1894 (Hume 2017).
Akialoa lanaiensis was found on Lana'i, Hawaii (Stattersfield et al. 1998). In addition, fossil material allied to this taxon has been found on Moloka'i and Maui.
It inhabited all forest up types above 200 m (Gorresen et al. 2009), feeding on insects and nectar (Amante-Helweg et al. 2009).
The species is thought to have been driven to extinction by habitat destruction and disease (Collar et al. 1994), but introduced species may also have been a factor.
Text account compilers
Vine, J.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Lanai Akialoa Akialoa lanaiensis. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/lanai-akialoa-akialoa-lanaiensis on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.