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USGS Biology Programs, Informative site but species classification is out of date; IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species; Hawai'i's Endemic Forest Birds - Distribution, Status and Population Updates 2002; Hawaii's Species of Greatest Conservation Need: Process and SGCN Fact Sheets
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]
Located about 2,300 miles (3,680 km) from the nearest continental shore, the Hawaiian Islands are the most isolated group of islands on the planet. The plant and animal life of the Hawaiian archipelago is the result of early, very infrequent colonizations of arriving species and the slow evolution of those species—in isolation from the rest of the world's flora and fauna—over a period of ...
This is a master list pertaining to lists of endemic birds. As applied to birds, the term " endemic " refers to any species found only within a defined geographical area. There is no upper limit for the area; it would not be incorrect to refer to all bird species as endemic to Earth .
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The Hawaiian hawk or ʻio (Buteo solitarius) is a raptor in the genus Buteo endemic to Hawaiʻi, currently restricted to the Big Island.The ʻio is one of two extant birds of prey that are native to Hawaiʻi, the other being the pueo (Hawaiian short-eared owl) and fossil evidence indicates that it inhabited the island of Hawaiʻi, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu, Maui and Kauaʻi at one time. [3]
Endemic birds of Hawaii (2 C, 66 P) Pages in category "Birds of Hawaii" ... Hawaii Audubon Society; List of bird species introduced to the Hawaiian Islands '
The ʻakiapōlāʻau (Hemignathus wilsoni), pronounced ah-kee-ah-POH-LAH-OW, is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper that is endemic to the island of Hawaii.Its natural habitats are dry and montane moist forests, and the only bird species on the island to occupy the woodpecker niche. [2]