Biology:Hemignathus
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Hemignathus | |
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| Maui nukupuʻu (Hemignathus affinis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Hemignathus Lichtenstein, MHC, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Hemignathus lucidus[1] M.H.C. Lichtenstein, 1839
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Hemignathus is a genus of Hawaiian honeycreepers in the subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae. All species are endemic to Hawaii.
Extinctions
Many of its species became extinct during the 19th and 20th centuries due to a combination of habitat destruction, introduced predators, and most importantly mosquito-borne diseases. The ʻakiapōlāʻau (Hemignathus wilsoni) may be the last surviving species in the genus.
One species, the giant nukupu'u (Hemignathus vorpalis), is known only from fossils, and became extinct in prehistoric times when Polynesian settlers deforested the lowlands for agriculture.
Taxonomy
There are 5 species in this genus, 4 of which are extinct or possibly extinct:
- Maui nukupuʻu, Hemignathus affinis - critically endangered or extinct, debated 1896 or 1990s[2]
- Kauaʻi nukupuʻu, Hemignathus hanapepe - critically endangered or extinct, debated 1899 or 1990s[3]
- Oʻahu nukupuʻu, Hemignathus lucidus - extinct, 1800s[4]
- Giant nukupuʻu, Hemignathus vorpalis - extinct, Holocene[5]
- ʻAkiapolaʻau, Hemignathus wilsoni
References
- ↑ "Fringillidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=196.
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Hemignathus affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103823664A104234257. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103823664A104234257.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103823664/104234257. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ↑ BirdLife International (2018). "Hemignathus hanapepe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T103823616A125584125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103823616A125584125.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103823616/125584125. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ↑ BirdLife International (2020). "Hemignathus lucidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T103823595A181392751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T103823595A181392751.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103823595/181392751. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ↑ James, Helen F., & Olson, Storrs L. (2003). A giant new species of nukupuu (Fringillidae: Drepanidini: Hemignathus) from the island of Hawaii. The Auk. 120(4): 970–981.
Wikidata ☰ Q134368 entry
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