NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Kauai Akialoa
Akialoa stejnegeri (S. B. Wilson, 1889)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Akialoa stejnegeri, Bishop Museum, Honolulu
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Kauaʻi ʻakialoa (Akialoa stejnegeri) is an extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae. It was endemic to the island of Kauaʻi, Hawaii, and became extinct in the 20th century 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 of the body were olive-yellow. The females, however, were green-gray above and had a shorter bill.
Wikipedia contributors, Kauaʻi ʻakialoa; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:28:47.863223+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Akialoa stejnegeri (S. B. Wilson, 1889)
- Name authority
- (S. B. Wilson, 1889)
- Common name
- Kauai Akialoa
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Genus
- Akialoa
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae Leach, 1820
- genusAkialoa Olson & James, 1995
- speciesAkialoa stejnegeri (S. B. Wilson, 1889)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Akialoa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Maui-nui AkialoaAkialoa lanaiensis (Rothschild, 1893) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser AkialoaAkialoa obscura (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Greater AkialoaAkialoa ellisiana (G. R. Gray, 1860) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hemignathus procerus Cabanis, 1890 Cabanis, 1890 | synonym |
| Akialoa ellisiana stejnegeri (S. B. Wilson, 1889) (S. B. Wilson, 1889) | synonym |
| Hemignathus stejnegeri S. B. Wilson, 1889 S. B. Wilson, 1889 | synonym |
| Hemignathus ellisianus stejengeri S. B. Wilson, 1889 S. B. Wilson, 1889 | synonym |
| Hemignathus obscurus procerus Cabanis, 1890 Cabanis, 1890 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=997881 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5TV78. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.