ʻUla-ʻai-hawane
ʻUla-ʻai-hāwane | |
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Specimen in Bishop Museum, Honolulu | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | †Ciridops |
Species: | †C. anna
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Binomial name | |
†Ciridops anna (
Dole , 1878) |
The ʻula-ʻai-hāwane (Ciridops anna) is an extinct species of small
Description
The average length of the bird was around 11 centimetres (4.3 in). With respect to coloring, the adult was patterned red overall, while the head, throat, and upper back were silvery gray. The crown, wings, breast, shoulder, and tail were black, and the tertials a white color. The legs and bill were yellowish. Immature birds were brownish overall with a bluish-gray breast, black wings and tail, and a greenish-brown back.
Extinction
ʻUla-ʻai-hāwane are thought to have fed on the seeds and flowers of the loulu palms Pritchardia affinis, P. beccariana, P. lanigera and P. schattaueri. [citation needed] The bird's name suggests it fed on the unripe fruits (hāwane) frequently. The decline of these palms may have sealed the fate of the bird. As the ʻula-ʻai-hāwane was only ever seen near loulu palms, it may be that they were fully dependent on them for survival. The last confirmed sighting of the bird was in the Kohala Mountains in 1892; a bird apparently sporting the rather distinctive coloration of this species was also seen in 1937, but too briefly to be unequivocally identified. There are only 5 specimens of ʻula-ʻai-hāwane in museums and it was rarely seen by Europeans alive.[3]
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ISBN 9781472905741. Archivedfrom the original on February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ISBN 978-1939487-61-2.
External links
- Species factsheet - BirdLife International