List of extinct animals of the Hawaiian Islands

This is an incomplete list of extinct animals of the Hawaiian Islands.

Mammals

One extinct undescribed species of a bat is known only from fossils.^[1]

Birds

Pre-European extinctions

The moa-nalo

• Apteribis, Maui and Molokai, 200,000 years ago
• Giant amakihi, Big Island, Hawaii, 1000 BC
• Great Maui crake, Maui, 13th century AD
• High-billed crow, Maui, circa 1000 AD
• Kauaʻi finch, Kauaʻi and Oʻahu, Hawaii, Early 16th century AD
• Kaua'i mole duck, Kaua'i, 4050 BC
• Kaua'i palila, Kaua'i, c. 1750s AD
• Maui Nui finch, Maui and Molokaʻi, Hawaii, Early 12th century
• Moa-nalo, Hawaii, 11th century AD
• Nēnē-nui, Hawaii, 11th century AD
• Oʻahu grosbeak, Oʻahu and Maui, Hawaii, Before 1778
• O'ahu petrel, Hawaii, Before 1778
• Pila's palila, Kauaʻi, Hawaii – possibly survived until early 18th century
• Primitive koa-finch, Oʻahu and Maui, Hawaii, Before 1778
• Scissor-billed koa-finch fossils on Kauaʻi, and Maui, Hawaii, Before 1778
• Stilt-Owl (Grallistrix) circa 1000 AD
• Stout-legged finch, Kauaʻi, Hawaii, Unknown
• Wood harrier, Maui and Molokai, Unknown

Post-European extinctions (1778)

Common name\scientific name	Extinction date	Range	Image
ʻĀmaui Myadestes woahensis	1850s	Oahu	--
Bishop's ʻōʻō Moho bishopi	1904	Molokai and Maui
Black mamo Drepanis funerea	1907	Molokai and Maui
Greater ʻamakihi Hemignathus sagittirostris	1901	Hawaii/Big Island
Greater koa finch Rhodacanthis palmeri	1896	Hawaii/Big Island
Hawaiʻi ʻakialoa Hemignathus obscurus	1940	Hawaii/Big Island
Hawai'i mamo Drepanis pacifica	July 1898	Hawaiian Islands
Hawaiʻi ʻōʻō Moho nobilis	1934	Hawaii/Big Island
Hawaiian rail Porzana sandwichensis	1883	Hawaii/Big Island
Kāmaʻo Myadestes myadestinus	1989	Kauaʻi
Kauaʻi ʻakialoa Hemignathus ellisianus stejnegeri	1965	Kauaʻi
Kauaʻi ʻōʻō Moho braccatus	1987	Kauaʻi
Kioea Chaetoptila angustipluma	1859	Hawaii/Big Island
Lana'i 'akialoa Hemignathus ellisianus lanaiensis	1890s	Lana'i
Kona grosbeak Chloridops kona	1894	Hawaii/Big Island
Lāna'i hookbill Dysmorodrepanis munroi	1918	Lāna'i
Laysan rail Porzana palmeri	1944	Laysan
Laysan honeycreeper Himatione fraithii[2]	1923	Laysan
Laysan millerbird Acrocephalus familiaris familiaris	1910s	Laysan
Lesser koa finch Rhodacanthis flaviceps	1891	Hawaii/Big Island
Maui ʻakepa Loxops coccineus ochraceus	1988	M'aui
Molokaʻi creeper Paroreomyza flammea	1963	Molokaʻi
Oʻahu ʻōʻō Moho apicalis	1837	O‘ahu
Oahu 'akialoa Hemignathus ellisianus ellisanus	1940	O‘ahu
Oʻahu ʻakepa Loxops coccineus wolstenholmei	1990s	O'ahu
Oʻahu nukupuʻu Hemignathus lucidus lucidus	1837	O‘ahu
Ula-'ai-hawane, Ciridops anna	1892	Hawaii/Big Island

Possibly extinct

Common name\scientific name	Extinction date	Range	Image
Nukupu‘u Hemignathus lucidus	1998	Kaua'I, Maui and O'ahu
Oʻahu ʻalauahio Paroreomyza maculata	1985	O‘ahu
Olomaʻo Myadestes lanaiensis	1980	O‘ahu
ʻŌʻū Psittirostra psittacea	1987	Hawaiian Islands
Poʻouli Melamprosops phaeosoma	November 26, 2004	Maui

Insects

Common name\scientific name	Extinction date	Range	Image
Blackburn's weevil Pentarthrum blackburni[3]	Unknown	Hawaii	--
Black-veined agrotis noctuid moth Agrotis melanoneura	Unknown	Hawaii	--
Clavicoccus erinaceus[4]	Unknown	O'ahu	--
Confused moth Helicoverpa confusa[5]	Unknown	Hawaii	--
Drosophila lanaiensis[6]	Unknown	Lana'i	--
Dryophthorus distinguendus[7]	Unknown	Lana'i	--
Emperoptera mirabilis[8]	Unknown	Hawaii
Hilo noctuid moth Hypena newelli [9]	Unknown	Hawaii	--
Genophantis leahi[10]	Unknown	Maui, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii	--
Kaholuamano noctuid moth Hypena senicula[11]	Unknown	Kauai	--
Kerr's noctuid moth Agrotis kerri[12]	Unknown	French Frigate Shoals	--
Kauai agrotis noctuid moth Agrotis tephrias	Unknown	Kauai	--
Kona agrotis noctuid moth Agrotis panoplias	Unknown	Hawaii
Kona giant looper moth Scotorythra megalophylla[13]	Unknown	Hawaii
Koʻolau giant looper moth Scotorythra nesiotes[14]	Unknown	Oahu	--
Laysan dropseed noctuid moth Hypena laysanensis[15]	Unknown	Laysan	--
Laysan noctuid moth Agrotis laysanensis[16]	Unknown	Laysan
Laysan weevil Oodemas laysanensis[17]	Unknown	Hawaii	--
Light-loving noctuid moth Agrotis photophila[18]	1900	Oahu	--
Lovegrass noctuid moth Hypena plagiota[19]	Unknown	Kauai, Oahu and Maui	--
Macrancylus linearis[20]	Unknown	Hawaii	--
Maui agrotis noctuid moth Agrotis cremata	Unknown	Maui	--
Maui upland dameselfy Megalagrion jugorum[21]	Unknown	Maui	--
Microreas agrotis noctuid moth Agrotis microreas	Unknown	Hawaii
Midway noctuid moth Agrotis fasciata[22]	Unknown	Midway
Minute noctuid moth Helicoverpa minuta[23]	Unknown	Hawaii	--
Oedemasylus laysanensis[24]	Unknown	Laysan	--
ʻOlaʻa peppered looper moth Tritocleis microphylla[25]	Unknown	Hawaii	--
Phyllococcus oahuensis[26]	Unknown	O'ahu	--
Poko noctuid moth Agrotis crinigera[27]	1927	Maui, Hawaii and Oahu	--
Procellaris grotis noctuid moth Agrotis procellaris[28]	Unknown	Laysan	--
Rhyncogonus bryani[29]	Unknown	Hawaii	--

Mollusks

The Carelia cochlea

The Carelia dolei

The Carelia turricula

Name	Last seen	Range[30]
Achatinella abbreviata	1963	Oʻahu
Achatinella apexfulva	1985	O'ahu
Achatinella bellula	1981	O'ahu
Achatinella buddii	20th century	O'ahu
Achatinella byronii	1975	O'ahu
Achatinella caesia	20th century	O'ahu
Achatinella casta	Unknown	O'ahu
Achatinella cestus	1966	O'ahu
Achatinella concavospira	1988	O'ahu
Achatinella curta	1989	O'ahu
Achatinella decipiens	1990	O'ahu
Achatinella decora	20th century	O'ahu
Achatinella dimorpha	1967	O'ahu
Achatinella elegans	1952	O'ahu
Achatinella fulgens	1989	O'ahu
Achatinella fuscobasis	1991	O'ahu
Achatinella juddii	1958	O'ahu
Achatinella juncea	Unknown	O'ahu
Achatinella lehuiensis	1922	O'ahu
Achatinella leucorrhaphe	1989	O'ahu
Achatinella livida	1981	O'ahu
Achatinella lorata	1979	O'ahu
Achatinella papyracea	pre-1945	O'ahu
Achatinella phaeozona	1974	O'ahu
Achatinella pulcherrima	1975	O'ahu
Achatinella pupukanioe	1980	O'ahu
Achatinella spaldingi	1938	O'ahu
Achatinella stewartii	1961	O'ahu
Achatinella swiftii	1976	O'ahu
Achatinella taeniolata	1966	O'ahu
Achatinella thaanumi	20th century	O'ahu
Achatinella turgida	1974	O'ahu
Achatinella valida	1951	O'ahu
Achatinella vulpina	1965	O'ahu
Amastra albolabris	Unknown	Hawaii
Amastra cornea	Unknown	Hawaii
Amastra crassilabrum	Unknown	Hawaii
Amastra elongata	Unknown	Hawaii
Amastra forbesi	Unknown	Hawaii
Amastra pellucida	Unknown	Hawaii
Amastra porcus	Unknown	Hawaii
Amastra reticulata	Unknown	Hawaii
Amastra subrostrata	Unknown	Hawaii
Amastra subsoror	Unknown	Hawaii
Amastra tenuispira	Unknown	Hawaii
Amastra umbilicata	Unknown	Hawaii
Auriculella expansa	Unknown	Hawaii
Auriculella uniplicata	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia anceophila	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia bicolor	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia cochlea	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia cumingiana	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia dolei	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia evelynae	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia glossema	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia hyattiana	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia kalalauensis	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia knudseni	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia lirata	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia lymani	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia mirabilis	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia necra	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia olivacea	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia paradoxa	20th century	Hawaii
Carelia periscelis	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia pilsbryi	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia sinclairi	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia tenebrosa	Unknown	Hawaii
Carelia turricula	Unknown	Hawaii
Lyropupa perlonga	Unknown	Hawaii
Newcombia philippiana	Unknown	Hawaii
Partulina crassa	Unknown	Hawaii

See also

• List of extinct animals
• List of extinct animals of Asia
• List of extinct animals of Africa
• List of extinct animals of Australia
• List of extinct animals of Europe
• List of extinct animals of New Zealand
• List of extinct animals of North America
• List of extinct animals of Oceania
• List of extinct animals of South America
• List of extinct birds
• Endemism in the Hawaiian Islands
• Endemic birds of Hawaii
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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19. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Hypena plagiota (Lovegrass Noctuid Moth)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
20. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Macrancylus linearis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
21. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Megalagrion jugorum (Maui Upland Damselfly)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
22. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Agrotis fasciata (Midway Noctuid Moth)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
23. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Helicoverpa minuta (Minute Noctuid Moth)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
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