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There are 71 known taxa of endemic Hawaiian birds, of which 23 are extinct and 30 of the remaining 48 species and subspecies are listed as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Habitat loss and avian disease are thought to have had the greatest effect on endemic bird species in Hawai‘i. A taxon (plural taxa) is an element of a taxonomy, e. ... The American bison numbered as few as 750 in 1890 due to extreme overhunting. ... The USFWS logo The United States Fish and Wildlife Service is a unit of the United States Department of the Interior that is dedicated to managing and preserving wildlife. ... This article is in need of attention. ... State nickname: The Aloha State Official languages Hawaiian and English Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Governor Linda Lingle (R) Senators Daniel Inouye (D) Daniel Akaka (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 43rd 28,337 km² 41. ...

List of species

The following is a list of bird species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands: Map of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of islands that stretches 2,400 km in a northwesterly direction from the southern tip of the Island of Hawai‘i. ...

Procellariidae

• Hawaiian Petrel, Pterodroma sandwichensis
• Newell's Shearwater, Puffinus auricularis newelli

Genera Several, see text. ...

Anatidae

• Nene, Branta sandwichensis
• Koloa, Anas wyvilliana
• Laysan Duck, Anas laysanensis

Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Thalassorninae Anserinae Stictonettinae Plectropterinae Tadorninae Anatinae Merginae Oxyurinae Anatidae is the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swan. ... Binomial name Branta sandvicensis (Vigors, 1833) The Hawaiian Goose or Nēnē, Branta sandvicensis, is a species of goose endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. ... Binomial name Anas wyvilliana Sclater, 1878 The Hawaiian Duck (Anas wyvilliana) is a species of the genus Anas. ... Binomial name Anas laysanensis Rothschild, 1892 The Laysan Duck, Anas laysanensis, is a dabbling duck which is endemic to Laysan Island, Hawaii. ...

Accipitridae

• ‘Io, Buteo solitarius

Subfamilies Elaninae Perninae Milvinae Accipitrinae Buteoninae Aegypiinae Circinae Circaetinae The Accipitridae is one of the two main families within the order Falconiformes (the diurnal birds of prey). ...

Anatidae-Rallidae

• Laysan Rail, Porzana palmeri
• Hawaiian Rail, Porzana sandwichensis
• Hawaiian Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus sandwichensis
• Hawaiian Coot, Fulica alai

Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Thalassorninae Anserinae Stictonettinae Plectropterinae Tadorninae Anatinae Merginae Oxyurinae Anatidae is the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swan. ... Genera Sarothrura Himantornis Canirallus Coturnicops Micropygia Rallina Anurolimnas Laterallus Nesoclopeus Gallirallus Rallus Lewinia Dryolimnas Crex Rougetius Aramidopsis Atlantisia Aramides Amaurolimnas Gymnocrex Amaurornis Porzana Aenigmatolimnas Cyanolimnas Neocrex Pardirallus Eulabeornis Habroptila Megacrex Gallicrex Porphyrio Gallinula Fulica The family Rallidae is a large group of small to medium-sized birds which includes the... Binomial name Porzana palmeri (Frohawk, 1892) The Laysan Rail was a tiny inhabitant of the North West Hawaiian atoll of Laysan. ...

Recurvirostridae

• Hawaiian Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus knudseni

Recurvirostridae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadrii. ...

Laridae

• Hawaiian Noddy, Anous minutus melanogenys

Genera Pagophila Larus Rissa Creagus Xema Rhodostethia Gulls are seabirds in the family Laridae and subfamily Lari. ...

Strigidae

• Hawaiian Owl, Asio flammeus sandwichensis

Genera Aegolius: saw-whet owls Asio: eared owls Athene Bubo: horned owls Ciccaba Glaucidium: pygmy owls Jubula Ketupa Lophostrix Micrathene: elf owls Mimizuku Nesasio Ninox Otus: scops owls Pseudoscops Pulsatrix Pyrroglaux: palau owls Sceloglaux Scotopelia Speotyto Strix: earless owls Surnia: hawk owls Uroglaux Xenoglaux Typical owls (family Strigidae) are one...

Meliphagidae

• Kaua'i O'o, Moho braccatus
• O'ahu 'O'o, Moho apicalis
• Bishop's 'O'o, Moho bishopi
• Hawai'i 'O'o, Moho nobilis
• Kioea, Chaetoptila angustipluma

Genera  Anthochaera  Acanthagenys  Plectorhyncha  Philemon  Xanthornyzma  Entomyzon  Manorina  Xanthotis  Meliphaga  Lichenostomus  Melithreptus  Notiomystis  Glycichaera  Lichmera  Trichodere  Grantiella  Phylidonyris  Ramsayornis  Conopophila  Acanthorhynchus  Certhionyx  Myzomela  Anthornis  Prosthemadera  Epthianura  Ashbyia The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea, but also...

Corvidae

• 'Alala, Corvus hawaiiensis

Genera Platylophus Gymnorhinus Cyanocitta Aphelocoma Cyanocorax Garrulus Cissa Perisoreus Urocissa Cyanopica Dendrocitta Crypsirina Temnurus Pica Zavattariornis Podoces Nucifraga Pyrrhocorax Ptilostomus Corvus Corvidae is a family of oscine passerine birds which contains the crows, magpies and jays. ...

Monarchidae

• Kaua'i Elepaio, Chasiempis sandwichensis sclateri
• O'ahu 'Elepaio, Chasiempis sandwichensis ibidis
• Hawai'i 'Elepaio, Chasiempis sandwichensis sandwichensis

Subfamilies  Monarchinae  Rhipidurinae  Dicrurinae The family Dicruridae is a relatively recent grouping of a number of seemingly very different birds, mostly from the southern hemisphere, which are more closely related than they at first appear. ...

Sylvidae

• Laysan Millerbird, Acrocephalus familaris familaris
• Nihoa Millerbird, Acrocephalus familaris kingi

Turdidae

• Kama'o, Myadestes myadestinus
• 'Amaui, Myadestes woahensis
• 'Oloma'o, Myadestes lanaiensis lanaiensis
• 'Oma'o, Myadestes obscurus
• Puaiohi, Myadestes palmeri

Genera 22 genera, see text The Thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly but not exclusively in the Old World. ...

Drepanididae

• Laysan Finch, Telespiza cantans
• Nihoa Finch, Telespiza ultima
• 'O'u, Psittirostra psittacea
• Lana'i Hookbill, Dysmorodrepanis munroi
• Palila, Loxioides bailleui
• Lesser Koa-finch, Rhodacanthis flaviceps
• Greater Koa-finch, Rhodacanthis palmeri
• Kona Grosbeak, Chloridops kona
• Maui Parrotbill, Pseudonestor xanthophrys
• Hawai'i 'Amakihi, Hemignathus virens
• O'ahu 'Amakihi, Hemignathus flavus
• Kaua'i 'Amakihi, Hemignathus kauaiensis
• 'Anianiau, Hemignathus parvus
• Greater 'Amakihi, Hemignathus sagittirostris
• Kaua'i 'Akialoa, Hemignathus ellisianus procerus or Akialoa stejnegeri
• O'ahu 'Akialoa, Hemignathus ellisianus ellisianus or Akialoa ellisiana
• Lana'i 'Akialoa, Hemignathus ellisianus lanaiensis
• Hawai'i 'Akialoa, Hemignathus obscurus or Akialoa obscura
• Nukupu'u, Hemignathus lucidus
• 'Akiapolaau, Hemignathus munroi
• 'Akikiki, Oreomystis bairdi
• Hawai'i Creeper, Oreomystis mana
• O'ahu 'Alauahio, Paroreomyza maculata
• Kakawahie, Paroreomyza flammea
• Maui 'Alauahio, Paroreomyza montana
• 'Akeke'e, Loxops caeruleirostris
• 'Akepa, Loxops coccineus
• Ula-'ai-Hawane, Ciridops anna
• 'I'iwi, Vestiaria coccinea
• Hawai'i Mamo, Drepanis pacifica
• Black Mamo, Drepanis funerea
• 'Akohekohe, Palmeria dolei
• 'Apapane, Himatione sanguinea
• Po'o-uli, Melamprosops phaeosoma

Dark-rumped petrel Genera Telespiza Psittirostra Dysmorodrepanis Loxioides Rhodacanthis Chloridops Pseudonestor Hemignathus Oreomystis Paroreomyza Loxops Ciridops Vestiaria Drepanis Palmeria Himatione Melamprosops Hawaiian honeycreepers are small passerine birds endemic to Hawaii. ... Binomial name Telespiza cantans (Wilson, SB, 1890) The Laysan Finch, Telespiza cantans, is a small yet bold bird found in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. ... Binomial name Vestiaria coccinea (Forster, 1780) The Iiwi (Vestiaria coccinea) is a Hawaiian bird of the family Drepanididae. ... Binomial name Melamprosops phaeosoma Casey & Jacobi, 1974 The Poouli (Melamprosops phaeosoma) is an extinct bird that is endemic to Hawai‘i. ...

References

• (2005). Hawaii's Birds. Hawaii Audubon Society. Sixth ed.

External links

• 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