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The Hawaiian coot (Fulica alai), also known as the ʻalae keʻokeʻo in Hawaiian, is a bird in the rail family, Rallidae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. [2] In Hawaiian, ʻalae is a noun and means mud hen . [ 3 ]
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 wetland is also a 691-acre (2.80 km 2) bird sanctuary, home to 30 species of waterfowl, shorebirds, and migratory ducks, including the ʻaukuʻu (black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli) and the endangered āeʻo (Hawaiian stilt, Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) and ʻalae keʻokeʻo (Hawaiian coot, Fulica alai).
We spotted two of the five endangered Hawaiian birds found on the property: the Hawaiian coot and the Hawaiian duck. We also saw a flock of nēnē from a distance, but they took off when we ...
The Refuge hosts five endangered waterbirds, the āeʻo (Hawaiian stilt, Himantopus mexicanus knudseni), ʻalae kea (Hawaiian coot, Fulica alai), ʻalae ʻula (Hawaiian moorhen, Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis), koloa maoli (Hawaiian duck, Anas wyvilliana), and nēnē (Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis), as well as 18 other introduced bird species.
Hawaii is home to some rare and endangered birds, which you can spot on this free tour at Timbers Kauai. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
Hawaiian coot or ʻAlae keʻokeʻo: Hawaii Fulica americana Gmelin, 1789: American coot: southern Quebec to the Pacific coast of North America and as far south as northern South America Fulica ardesiaca Tschudi, 1843: Andean coot: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru Fulica armillata Vieillot, 1817: red-gartered coot
Hawaiian coot. Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae. Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. The most typical family members occupy dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers.