Lesser ʻAkialoa

Hawaii Akialoa ( Hemignathus obscurus )

The Hawaiian Akialoa ( Hemignathus obscurus ) is an extinct species of the subfamily of dresses birds. She came up to at least 1940 before on the Hawaiian Island of Big Iceland.

Description

The 16 to 19 cm tall bird had a green back plumage, the abdomen was yellowish. The long, curved hook-shaped beak was gray, the legs were brown. For understanding the bird came loud, shrill cries from, some sources say, however, that he had a trill singing.

Way of life

The food, especially insects, studied the birds on branches, under the bark of trees, as well as on the ground. Served its long curved beak as a tool. In addition, they obtained with the help of their long tubular tongue the nectar from the flowers of plants of the island vegetation.

Reproduction

To breed the female built a nest on the ground from grass blades.

Habitat

This type was found only in the forest of the island mountain koa ' Ohi ' at altitudes of 200 to 500 meters.

Extinction

Finally, the type was detected in 1940. Reasons for the extinction include the destruction of their habitat by deforestation of the island forests and the introduction of avian malaria by introduced mosquitoes.