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The kiwikiu or Maui parrotbill (Pseudonestor xanthophrys) is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper endemic to the island of Maui in Hawaii. It can only be found in 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi) of mesic and wet forests at 1,200–2,150 metres (3,940–7,050 ft) on the windward slopes of Haleakalā . [ 3 ]
The nene is the official state bird of Hawaii. This list of birds of Hawaii is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of Hawaii as determined by Robert L. and Peter Pyle of the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, and modified by subsequent taxonomic changes. [1] [2]
Erckel's spurfowl (all main islands from Kauai eastward, except Maui) Red junglefowl (Kauai, Oahu, and Maui) Kalij pheasant (Hawaii) Common pheasant (all main islands from Kauai eastward) Green pheasant (Lanai and Kauai; possibly Maui) Indian peafowl (Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu) Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse (Hawaii) Rock dove (Hawaii, Maui, Oahu)
Find more Hawaii, Oahu, Maui and Kauai news here If you feel you have been exposed to sick birds, contact the Disease Outbreak Control Division Disease Reporting Line at (808) 586-4586.
In the era following western contact, habitat loss and avian disease are thought to have had the greatest effect on endemic bird species in Hawaii, although native peoples are implicated in the loss of dozens of species before the arrival of Captain Cook and others, in large part due to the arrival of the Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans) which ...
The yellow-billed cardinal (Paroaria capitata) is a bird species in the tanager family . It is not very closely related to the cardinals proper ( Cardinalidae ). It occurs in Brazil , Paraguay , Bolivia , Uruguay , and northern Argentina and has been introduced on the island of Hawai'i .
The birds pair off during the breeding season, which occurs from mid-December to early March. The small nest is 2–4 inches (5.1–10.2 cm) wide. The female lays one to two eggs. In two weeks the eggs hatch, with the hatchlings covered in brown down feathers. The birds are ready leave the nest three weeks later.
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