Maui Akepa

Loxops ochraceus

The Maui ʻākepa is an extinct species of ʻākepa that was endemic to Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. It was once common throughout the island, but introduced mosquitoes and other animals to Maui contributed to the declining population, and the bird has been listed as extinct by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species since 2024. The latest confirmed sighting of this bird was in 1988, and in 2021 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service proposed declaring it extinct. The species was delisted from the Endangered Species Act on October 16, 2023 citing extinction.

Scientific name

Loxops ochraceus

Family

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

IUCN status

EX