A list of birds and mammals either observed or likely to be observed at Nuʻalolo Kai.



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Hawaiian English Scientific Status in Hawaiʻi IUCN Red List Status Breeding at Nuʻalolo Kai? Photos
nēnē Hawaiian Goose Branta sandvicensis Endemic Near Threatened No Branta sandvicensis Branta sandvicensis
koloa maoli Hawaiian Duck Anas wyvilliana Endemic Endangered No Anas wyvilliana Anas wyvilliana
moa Red Junglefowl (domestic chicken) Gallus gallus Introduced Least Concern Possibly Gallus gallus
Erckel's Spurfowl Pternistis erckelii Introduced Least Concern Yes Pternistis erckelii
Rock Pigeon Columba livia Introduced Least Concern Possibly Columba livia
Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis Introduced Least Concern Yes Spilopelia chinensis
Zebra Dove Geopelia striata Introduced Least Concern Yes Geopelia striata
kōlea Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva Winter visitor Least Concern No Pluvialis fulva Pluvialis fulva
‘akekeke Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Winter visitor Least Concern No Arenaria interpres
hunakai Sanderling Calidris alba Winter visitor Least Concern No Calidris alba
‘ūlili Wandering Tattler Tringa incana Winter visitor Least Concern No Tringa incana
noio kōhā Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Native Least Concern No Anous stolidus Anous stolidus
noio Black Noddy (Hawaiian) Anous minutus melanogenys Native (Endemic Subspecies) Least Concern No Anous minutus melanogenys Anous minutus melanogenys Anous minutus melanogenys
‘ewa‘ewa Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Native Least Concern No Onychoprion fuscatus
koa‘e kea White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Native Least Concern Yes Phaethon lepturus
koa‘e ula Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Native Least Concern No Phaethon rubricauda
mōlī Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis Native Near Threatened No Phoebastria immutabilis Phoebastria immutabilis
ka‘upu Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes Native Near Threatened No Phoebastria nigripes Phoebastria nigripes
‘ake‘ake Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Hydrobates castro Native Least Concern Yes Hydrobates castro Hydrobates castro Hydrobates castro
‘ua‘u Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis Endemic Endangered No Pterodroma sandwichensis
‘ou Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Native Least Concern No Bulweria bulwerii
‘ua‘u kani Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica Native Least Concern Yes Ardenna pacifica
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea Native, migratory Near Threatened No No Photo Available
‘a‘o Newell's Shearwater Puffinus newelli Endemic Critically Endangered Yes Puffinus newelli
‘iwa Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Native Least Concern No Fregata minor Fregata minor Fregata minor
‘ā Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Native Least Concern No Sula leucogaster Sula leucogaster
‘ā Red-footed Booby Sula sula Native Least Concern No Sula sula Sula sula
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Introduced Least Concern No Bubulcus ibis
‘auku‘u Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Native Least Concern No Nycticorax nycticorax Nycticorax nycticorax
Barn Owl Tyto alba Introduced Least Concern Yes Tyto alba
pueo Short-eared Owl (Hawaiian) Asio flammeus sandwichensis Native (Endemic Subspecies) Least Concern Yes Asio flammeus sandwichensis
Japanese Bush Warbler Horornis diphone Introduced Least Concern Yes No Photo Available
Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus Introduced Least Concern Yes Zosterops japonicus Zosterops japonicus Zosterops japonicus
Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus Introduced Least Concern Yes No Photo Available
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Introduced Least Concern Yes Acridotheres tristis
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus Introduced Least Concern Yes Copsychus malabaricus Copsychus malabaricus
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata Introduced Least Concern Possibly Lonchura punctulata
Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla Introduced Least Concern Possibly No Photo Available
House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus Introduced Least Concern Yes Haemorhous mexicanus
Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Introduced Least Concern Yes Cardinalis cardinalis
Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata Introduced Least Concern Yes Paroaria coronata
Java Sparrow Lonchura oryzivora Introduced Endangered No Lonchura oryzivora
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Introduced Least Concern No Phasianus colchicus



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Hawaiian English Scientific Status Family Photos
‘iole li‘iliʻi House mouse Mus musculus Introduced Muridae - Mice, rats, voles Mus musculus Mus musculus
‘iole Polynesian rat Rattus exulans Polynesian-introduced Muridae - Mice, rats, voles Rattus exulans Rattus exulans
‘iole-po‘o-wai Norway rat Rattus norvegicus Introduced Muridae - Mice, rats, voles Rattus norvegicus Rattus norvegicus
‘iole-nui Black rat Rattus rattus Introduced Muridae - Mice, rats, voles Rattus rattus Rattus rattus
‘ōpe‘ape‘a Hawaiian hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus semotus Endangered, Endemic Vespertillionidae - Vesper bats Lasiurus cinereus semotus Lasiurus cinereus semotus
pōpoki Feral cat Felis catus Introduced Felidae - Cats Felis catus
‘īlio-holo-i-kauaua Hawaiian monk seal Monachus schauinslandi Endangered, Endemic Phocidae - Earless seals Monachus schauinslandi Monachus schauinslandi
kao, kūnānā Feral goat Capra hircus Introduced Bovidae - Cattle, goats, sheep Capra hircus Capra hircus
Columbian black-tailed deer Odocoileus hemionus columbianus Introduced Cervidae - Caribou, deer, moose No Photo Available
koholā kuapi‘o Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae Endangered, Migratory Balaenopteridae - Rorqual whales Megaptera novaeangliae
naiʻa Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris longirostris Indigenous Delphinidae - Dolphins Stenella longirostris longirostris
naiʻa Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus gillii Indigenous Delphinidae - Dolphins Tursiops truncatus gillii Tursiops truncatus gillii Tursiops truncatus gillii
False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens Endangered, Indigenous Delphinidae - Dolphins Pseudorca crassidens Pseudorca crassidens

Updated: 2023-09-26T09:51:47-1000 (HST)