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



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Family Hawaiian English Scientific Status photos
Diomedeidae - Albatrosses mōlī Laysan albatross Phoebastria immutabilis Migratory photo1
Diomedeidae - Albatrosses ka‘upu Black-footed albatross Phoebastria nigripes Migratory photo1
Procellariidae - Petrels & Shearwaters ‘ua‘u Hawaiian petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis Endangered, Endemic, Migratory photo1
Procellariidae - Petrels & Shearwaters ‘ua‘u kani Wedge-tailed shearwater Puffinus pacificus Migratory photo1
Procellariidae - Petrels & Shearwaters ‘a‘o Newell's (Townsend's) shearwater Puffinus auricularis newelli Threatened, Endemic, Migratory photo1
Hydrobatidae - Storm Petrels ʻakeʻake Band-rumped Storm Petrel Oceanodroma castro  Endangered, Indigenous, Migratory photo1 photo2
Phaethontidae - Tropicbirds koa‘e kea White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Migratory photo1
Phaethontidae - Tropicbirds koa‘e ʻula Red-tailed tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Migratory photo1
Sulidae - Boobies ‘ā Masked booby Sula dactylatra Migratory photo1 photo2
Sulidae - Boobies ‘ā Brown booby Sula leucogaster Migratory photo1
Sulidae - Boobies ‘ā Red-footed booby Sula sula Migratory photo1
Fregatidae - Frigatebirds ‘iwa Great frigatebird Fregata minor Migratory photo1 photo2
Ardeidae - Herons Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis Introduced photo1
Ardeidae - Herons ‘auku‘u Black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax Indigenous photo1 photo2
Anatidae - Geese & Ducks nēnē Hawaiian goose Branta sandvicensis Endangered, Endemic photo1 photo2
Anatidae - Geese & Ducks koloa maoli Hawaiian duck Anas wyvilliana Endangered, Endemic photo1 photo2
Phasianidae - Pheasants & Chukars moa Red junglefowl x Feral chicken Gallus gallus Introduced photo1
Phasianidae - Pheasants & Chukars Erkel's francolin Francolinus erckelii Introduced photo1
Charadriidae - Plovers kōlea Pacific golden-plover Pluvialis fulva Migratory photo1 photo2
Scolopacidae - Sandpipers & Waders ‘ūlili Wandering tattler Tringa incanus Migratory photo1
Scolopacidae - Sandpipers & Waders ‘akekeke Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres Migratory photo1
Scolopacidae - Sandpipers & Waders hunakai Sanderling Calidris alba Migratory photo1
Laridae - Gulls & Terns ‘ewa‘ewa Sooty tern Sterna fuscata Migratory photo1
Laridae - Gulls & Terns noio kōhā Brown noddy Anous stolidus Indigenous photo1 photo2
Laridae - Gulls & Terns noio Black (Hawaiian) noddy Anous minutus melanogenys Endemic photo1 photo2
Columbidae - Pigeons & Doves Rock dove Columba livia Introduced photo1
Columbidae - Pigeons & Doves Spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis Introduced photo1
Columbidae - Pigeons & Doves Zebra dove Geopelia striata Introduced photo1
Tytonidae - Barn Owls Barn Owl Tyto alba Introduced photo1
Strigidae - Typical Owls pueo Hawaiian short-eared owl Asio flammeus sandwichensis Endemic photo1
Sylviidae - Bush-warblers Japanese bush-warbler Cettia diphone Introduced   -  
Turdidae - Thrushes White-rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus Introduced photo1 photo2
Timaliidae - Babblers Hwamei (Melodious laughingthrush) Garrulax canorus Introduced   -  
Zosteropidae - White-eyes Japanese white-eye Zosterops japonicus Introduced photo1 photo2
Sturnidae - Starlings & Mynas Common myna Acridotheres tristis Introduced photo1
Emberizidae - Sparrows Red-crested cardinal Paroaria coronata Introduced photo1
Cardinalidae - Cardinals Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Introduced photo1
Fringillidae - Finches House finch Carpodacus mexicanus Introduced photo1
Estrildidae - Waxbills & Mannikins Scaly-breasted (Nutmeg) munia Lonchura punctulata Introduced photo1
Estrildidae - Waxbills & Mannikins Chestnut munia Lonchura atricapilla Introduced   -  
Estrildidae - Waxbills & Mannikins Java sparrow Lonchura oryzivora Introduced photo1 photo2


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Family Hawaiian English Scientific Status photos
Muridae - Mice, rats, voles ‘iole li‘iliʻi House mouse Mus musculus Introduced photo1 photo2
Muridae - Mice, rats, voles ‘iole Polynesian rat Rattus exulans Polynesian-introduced photo1 photo2
Muridae - Mice, rats, voles ‘iole-po‘o-wai Norway rat Rattus norvegicus Introduced photo1 photo2
Muridae - Mice, rats, voles ‘iole-nui Black rat Rattus rattus Introduced photo1 photo2
Vespertillionidae - Vesper bats ‘ōpe‘ape‘a Hawaiian hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus semotus Endangered, Endemic photo1 photo2
Felidae - Cats pōpoki Feral cat Felis catus Introduced photo1
Phocidae - Earless seals ‘īlio-holo-i-kauaua Hawaiian monk seal Monachus schauinslandi Endangered, Endemic photo1 photo2
Bovidae - Cattle, goats, sheep kao, kūnānā Feral goat Capra hircus Introduced photo1 photo2
Cervidae - Caribou, deer, moose Columbian black-tailed deer Odocoileus hemionus columbianus Introduced   -  
Balaenopteridae - Rorqual whales koholā kuapi‘o Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae Endangered, Migratory photo1
Delphinidae - Dolphins naiʻa Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris longirostris Indigenous photo1
Delphinidae - Dolphins naiʻa Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus gillii Indigenous photo1 photo2
Delphinidae - Dolphins False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens Endangered, Indigenous photo1 photo2




Updated: 2021-03-15T19:44:30-1000 (HST)