Hemignathini

Taxobox
name = Hemignathini

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Hemignathus obscurus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Fringillidae
subfamilia = Drepanidinae
tribus = "Hemignathini"
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = see text

"Hemignathini" is the largest tribe in the entire subfamily of Drepanidae. It mostly contains the Creepers, the extinct Akialoas, Amakihi, and extinct Nukupu'us. This group is made up of insectivores with long bills. However several of them may take nectar from plants. The Akialoa and the Nukupu'u that existed on many of the islands had disappeared between the 1800s to late 20th century.

Hemignathini

(Group encompassing the Creepers, Alauhios, Amakihis, Akialoas, Nukupu'us, Akepas, Akiapola' au and Gapers, usually have green, yellow, orange, red, grey feathers.

* Genus "Hemignathus" - pointed or long and downcurved bills, insectivores or nectarivores
** Common ʻAmakihi or Hawaiʻi ʻAmakihi, "Hemignathus virens"
** Oʻahu ʻAmakihi, "Hemignathus flavus"
** Kauaʻi ʻAmakihi, "Hemignathus kauaiensis"
** Greater ʻAmakihi, "Hemignathus sagittirostris" - extinct (1901)
** Giant ʻAmakihi, "Hemignathus vorpalis" - [Late Quaternary prehistoric
** Maui Nukupu'u or Hemignathus lucidus affinis extinct - 1995-1998
** Oahu Nukupu'u or Hemignathus lucides lucides extinct - 1837
** Kauai Nukupu'u or Hemignathus lucides hanapepe extinct - 1998
** Oval-billed Nukupu'u, "Hemiganthus" - prehistoric oval billed insectivore
* (Sub)Genus "Magumma"
** ʻAnianiau, "Hemignathus parvus" or "Magumma parva"
* (Sub)Genus "Akialoa"
** Hawaiʻi ʻAkialoa, "Hemignathus obscurus" or "Akialoa obscura" - extinct (1940)
** Maui Nui ʻAkialoa, "Hemignathus lanaiensis" or "Akialoa lanaiensis" - extinct (1892)
** Oʻahu ʻAkialoa, "Hemignathus ellisianus" or "Akialoa ellisiana" - extinct (1940)
** Kauaʻi ʻAkialoa, "Hemignathus stejnegeri" or "Akialoa stejnegeri" - extinct (1969)
** Hoopoe-billed ‘Akialoa, "Hemignathus upupirostris" or "Akialoa upupirostris" - prehistoric
* (Sub)Genus "Heterorhynchus"
** ʻAkiapolaʻau, "Hemignathus munroi" or "Heterorhynchus wilsoni"
* Genus "Oreomystis" - short pointed bills, browsers
** ʻAkikiki, "Oreomystis bairdi"
** Hawaiʻi Creeper, "Oreomystis mana"
* Genus "Paroreomyza" - similar to Oreomystis
** Maui Nui ʻAlauahio or Maui ʻAlauahio, "Paroreomyza montana"
*** Lanaʻi ʻAlauahio, "Paroreomyza montana montana" - extinct (1937)
** Kakawahie, "Paroreomyza flammea" - extinct (1963)
** Oʻahu ʻAlauahio, "Paroreomyza maculata" - possibly extinct (early 1990s?)
* Genus "Vangulifer" - flat rounded bills, possibly caught flying insects
** Strange-billed Finch, "Vangulifer mirandus" - prehistoric
** Thin-billed Finch, "Vangulifer neophasis" - prehistoric
* Genus "Aidemedia" - straight thin bills, insectivores
** Oʻahu Icterid-like Gaper, "Aidemedia chascax" - prehistoric
** Sickle-billed Gaper, "Aidemedia zanclops" - prehistoric
** Maui Nui Icterid-like Gaper, "Aidemedia lutetiae" - prehistoric
* Genus "Loxops" - small pointed bills with the tips offset a little horizontally, insectivores
** ʻAkekeʻe, "Loxops caeruleirostris"
** ʻAkepa, "Loxops coccineus"
*** Maui ʻAkepa, "Loxops (coccineus) ochraceus" - extinct (1988)
*** Oʻahu ʻAkepa, "Loxops (coccineus) wolstenholmei" - extinct (1990s)

References

*Hawaiian honeycreeper (It includes all the species of Hawaiian Honeycreepers and the three tribes)