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Birds of Kauai


Apapane
Elepaio

Puaiohi
Pueo
The ʻAkikiki (Oreomystis bairdi) is a critically endangered bird that is found in some parts of Kauai. It was found in many parts of the lowland areas but has been pushed back due to transmission disease. It is a small grey topped white bellied bird that was only four inches long. It was found most commonly in the Alakai Reserve. It has also been affected by the two strong hurricanes that came through Kauai in 1980s-1990s. It has been put into a breeding camp where the first egg would hatch in 2000 which would be the starting point of a breeding program.<br /><br />Hawaiian Air has named a Boeing 717-22A airliner
Birds of Hawaii: Akikiki		 The Hawaiian Goose or Nēnē, Branta sandvicensis, is a species of goose endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It shares a recent common ancestor with Branta canadensis, the Canada Goose. The official bird of the State of Hawaiʻi, the Nēnē is exclusively found in the wild of the islands of Maui, Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi. - Wikipedia
Birds of Hawaii: Nene

Nene
Iiwi

Nene
Pueo
The ʻAkekeʻe is a bird species in the family Fringillidae, where it is placed in the Hawaiian honeycreeper genus Loxops. It is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi where it is found in small numbers in higher elevations. Because of the unusual bill and similar size and shape, the ʻAkekeʻe and the three ʻAkepas were for some time classified as a single species. This was eventually changed, because of the ʻAkekeʻe's color, nesting behavior and calls. - Wikipedia<br />
Birds of Hawaii: Akeke'e
Amakihi