List of extinct animals of the Hawaiian Islands
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Birds

  • Apteribis
    Apteribis
    Apteribis is an extinct genus of flightless birds in the ibis subfamily that was endemic to the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.-Distribution:...

  • Moa-nalo
    Moa-nalo
    The moa-nalo are a group of extinct aberrant, goose-like ducks that lived on the larger Hawaiian Islands, except Hawaii itself, in the Pacific...

    , Hawaii.
  • O'ahu Petrel, Hawaii.
  • Nēnē-nui
    Nene-nui
    The Nēnē-nui or Woodwalking Goose is an extinct species of goose that once inhabited Maui and possibly Kauai, Oahu and perhaps Molokai in the Hawaiian Islands...

    , Hawaii.
  • Giant Amakihi
    Giant Amakihi
    The Giant Nukupu‘u , sometimes fancifully referred to as "Oval-billed " , is an extinct species of finch in the Fringillidae family, which only is known from fossil remains. It was endemic to Hawai'i. Its extinction is believed to have occurred within the last 3000 years, but exact timing and...

    , Big Island, Hawaii
  • Stout-legged Finch
    Stout-legged Finch
    The Stout-legged Finch is an extinct species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanidinae. Subfossil remains have only been found on the island of Kauai and indicate that it survived up until the late Quaternary period....

    , Kaua'i, Hawaii
  • Kauaʻi Finch, Kaua'i and O'ahu, Hawaii
  • Maui Nui Finch
    Maui Nui Finch
    The Maui Nui Finch is an extinct member of the genus Telespiza in the family Fringillidae. It was endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Molokai and Maui. It is only known from fossil remains and likely became extinct before the first Europeans visited Hawaii in 1778.-Extinction:Due to its early...

    , Maui and Moloka'i, Hawaii
  • Maui Finch, Maui, Hawaii
  • Pila's Palila, Kaua'i, Hawaii - possibly survived until early 18th century
  • Scissor-billed Koa-finch
    Scissor-billed Koa-finch
    The Scissor-billed Koa-finch, or Scissor Finch is an extinct species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanididae. Of the four species in the genus Rhodacanthis, the Scissor-billed Koa Finch and the Primitive Koa-finch became extinct before the arrival of the first Europeans to...

    , Rhodacanthis forfex - fossils on Kaua'i, and Maui, Hawaii
  • Primitive Koa-finch
    Primitive Koa-finch
    The Primitive Koa-finch is a species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanididae. It was endemic to Hawaii. Of the four species in the genus Telespiza, it and the Scissor-billed Koa-finch became extinct before the arrival of the first Europeans to Hawaii in 1778...

    , O'ahu and Maui, Hawaii
  • Oʻahu Grosbeak, O'ahu and Maui, Hawaii
  • Laysan Crake,
  • Hawaiian Crake,
  • Wake Island Rail
    Wake Island Rail
    The extinct Wake Island Rail was a flightless rail and the only native land bird on the Pacific atoll of Wake. It was found on the islands of Wake and Wilkes, but not on Peale, which is separated from the others by a channel of about 100 meters.-Description:The adult bird had a length of . The...

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  • Laysan Millerbird
    Laysan Millerbird
    The Laysan Millerbird was a subspecies of the Millerbird, similar in appearance to the remaining subspecies, the Nihoa Millerbird. Its dorsal side was brown, and its belly was grayish...

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  • Kama'O,
  • [[ʻĀmaui]],
  • Kona Grosbeak
    Kona Grosbeak
    The Kona Grosbeak is an extinct species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanidinae. The Kona Grosbeak was endemic to naio forests on ʻaʻā lava flows at elevations of near the Kona District on the island of Hawaii...

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  • Greater Koa-Finch,
  • Lesser Koa-Finch,
  • Oahu 'Akialoa
    Oahu 'Akialoa
    The Oahu Akialoa was a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. The Oahu Akialoa was a species of Akialoa, or long-billed insectivorous bird that was that was found in the high elevation forest. It was a dull colored species, dull green on the belly, bright green on tail on rump and tail, dark...

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  • Maui Nui 'Akialoa
    Maui Nui 'Akialoa
    The Maui Nui 'Akialoa or Lana'i 'Akialoa is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It was endemic to the island of Lanai, Hawaii in modern times, but seems to have occurred on all major islands of former Maui Nui before human settlement. The Maui Nui Akialoa was one of the birds that made...

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  • Wood Harrier
    Wood Harrier
    The Wood Harrier or Mime Harrier is an extinct bird of prey which lived in Hawaii during the Holocene. This rather small species of harrier with short wings which inhabited the forests of Molokai and Oahu where it presumably hunted for small birds and insects.- Description :The Wood Harrier was a...

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  • Kauai 'Akialoa,
  • Hawaiʻi ʻAkialoa,
  • Kioea
    Kioea
    The Kioea was a Hawaiian bird that became extinct around 1859. The kioea was in decline even before the discovery of Hawaii by Europeans. Even native Hawaiians are seemingly unfamiliar with this bird. The feathers of the kioea were not used in Hawaiian featherwork, nor is it mentioned in any...

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  • Ula-'ai-hawane,
  • Black Mamo
    Black Mamo
    The Black Mamo is an extinct bird species once endemic to the island of Molokai, although there is fossil evidence of it having lived on Maui....

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  • Hawai'i Mamo
    Hawai'i Mamo
    The Hawai'i Mamo was a species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanididae. It was endemic to Hawaii. It became extinct due to habitat loss and overcollecting.-Description:...

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  • Lana'i Hookbill,
  • Oahu Nukupu'u,
  • Greater 'Amakihi,
  • Laysan Honeycreeper,
  • Oahu 'Akepa,
  • Molokai Creeper
    Molokai Creeper
    Paroreomyza flammea, commonly known as the Kākāwahie or Molokai Creeper, was a species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanidinae. It is extinct, but formerly occurred on the Hawaiian island of Molokai in Hawaii. It was long with clawed toes. This bird had the appearance of a...

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  • Lana'i Creeper,
  • Kaua'i Palila
    Kaua'i Palila
    The Kauai Palila was a species of Hawaiian finch that was much larger than the Palila . It was probably covered in feathers of red, gold, white, and black...

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  • O‘ahu ‘Ō‘ō,
  • Moloka‘i ‘Ō‘ō,
  • Kaua'i 'Ō'ō
    Kaua'i 'o'o
    The Kauai Ōō or Ōōāā is a member of the extinct genus of the Ōōs within the extinct family Mohoidae from the islands of Hawai'i. It was previously regarded as member of the Australo-Pacific honeyeaters . This bird was endemic to the island of Kauai...

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  • Hawai'i 'Ō'ō,
  • Talpanas
    Talpanas
    Talpanas is an extinct genus of duck containing only the species Talpanas lippa. It was first described by Andrew L. Iwaniuk, Storrs L. Olson, and Helen F. James in the journal Zootaxa in November 2009. It was endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai where the fossil remains were unearthed in the...


Possibly extinct

  • Oloma'o,
  • [[ʻŌʻū]],
  • Nukupu‘u
    Nukupu‘u
    The Nukupuu is a critically endangered species of Hawaiian honeycreeper in the Fringillidae family. There are no recent confirmed records and it may be extinct or functionally extinct. Its habitat is dense mesic and wet forests of ōhia lehua and koa at altitudes of .Males have yellow underparts...

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  • Oʻahu ʻAlauahio,
  • Poʻouli

Insects

  • Poko Noctuid Moth
    Poko Noctuid Moth
    The Poko Noctuid Moth was a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is now an extinct species.It was endemic to Maui, Hawaii and Oahu islands, Hawaii, United States. It was said to be sometimes very abundant in the 19th century, occurring in thousands and mostly found close to the sea-level...

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  • Midway Noctuid Moth
    Midway Noctuid Moth
    The Midway Noctuid Moth also known as Midway Mudworm was a species of moth in the Noctuidae family. It was endemic to Midway Island, United States.This species is now extinct.-Source:...

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  • Kerr's Noctuid Moth
    Kerr's Noctuid Moth
    The Kerr's Noctuid Moth was a species of moth in the Noctuidae family. It is now extinct.This moth was endemic to the French Frigate Shoals, Outlying Hawaiian Islands, United States....

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  • Laysan Noctuid Moth
    Laysan Noctuid Moth
    The Laysan Noctuid Moth was a species of moth in the Noctuidae family. This species is now extinct.It was endemic to Laysan Island, one of the Outlying Hawaiian Islands, United States....

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  • Procellaris Noctuid Moth,
  • Kona Giant Looper Moth
    Kona Giant Looper Moth
    The Kona Giant Looper Moth was a species of moth in the Geometridae family. It was endemic to Hawaii.This species had an expanse of about three inches, and was the largest endemic moth in Hawaii.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . Downloaded on 31 July 2007....

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Mollusks

Family Scientific Name Last Seen
Achatinellidae Achatinella abbreviata 1963
Achatinellidae Achatinella apexfulva 1985
Achatinellidae Achatinella bellula 1981
Achatinellidae Achatinella buddii 1900s
Achatinellidae Achatinella bulimioides 1985
Achatinellidae Achatinella byronii 1975
Achatinellidae Achatinella caesia 1900s
Achatinellidae Achatinella casta ?
Achatinellidae Achatinella cestus 1966
Achatinellidae Achatinella concavospira 1988
Achatinellidae Achatinella curta 1989
Achatinellidae Achatinella decipiens 1990
Achatinellidae Achatinella decora 1900s
Achatinellidae Achatinella dimorpha 1967
Achatinellidae Achatinella elegans 1952
Achatinellidae Achatinella fulgens 1989
Achatinellidae Achatinella fuscobasis 1991
Achatinellidae Achatinella juddii 1958
Achatinellidae Achatinella juncea ?
Achatinellidae Achatinella lehuiensis 1922
Achatinellidae Achatinella leucorrhaphe 1989
Achatinellidae Achatinella lila 1987
Achatinellidae Achatinella livida 1981
Achatinellidae Achatinella lorata 1979
Achatinellidae Achatinella papyracea pre-1945
Achatinellidae Achatinella phaeozona 1974
Achatinellidae Achatinella pulcherrima 1975
Achatinellidae Achatinella pupukanioe 1980
Achatinellidae Achatinella rosae 1949
Achatinellidae Achatinella spaldingi 1938
Achatinellidae Achatinella stewartii 1961
Achatinellidae Achatinella swiftii 1976
Achatinellidae Achatinella taeniolata 1966
Achatinellidae Achatinella thaanumi 1900s
Achatinellidae Achatinella turgida 1974
Achatinellidae Achatinella valida 1951
Achatinellidae Achatinella vittata 1953
Achatinellidae Achatinella vulpina 1965
Achatinellidae Partulina crassa ?
Amastridae Amastra albolabris ?
Amastridae Amastra cornea ?
Amastridae Amastra crassilabrum ?
Amastridae Amastra elongata ?
Amastridae Amastra forbesi ?
Amastridae Amastra pellucida ?
Amastridae Amastra porcus ?
Amastridae Amastra reticulata ?
Amastridae Amastra subrostrata ?
Amastridae Amastra subsoror ?
Amastridae Amastra tenuispira ?
Amastridae Amastra umbilicata ?
Amastridae Carelia anceophila ?
Amastridae Carelia bicolor ?
Amastridae Carelia cochlea ?
Amastridae Carelia cumingiana ?
Amastridae Carelia dolei ?
Amastridae Carelia evelynae ?
Amastridae Carelia glossema ?
Amastridae Carelia hyattiana ?
Amastridae Carelia kalalauensis ?
Amastridae Carelia knudseni ?
Amastridae Carelia lirata ?
Amastridae Carelia lymani ?
Amastridae Carelia necra ?
Amastridae Carelia olivacea ?
Amastridae Carelia paradoxa ?
Amastridae Carelia periscelis ?
Amastridae Carelia pilsbryi ?
Amastridae Carelia sinclairi ?
Amastridae Carelia tenebrosa ?
Amastridae Carelia turricula ?
Pupillidae Lyropupa perlonga ?

See also

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