Waimea Valley
Waimea Valley features botanical gardens, important cultural sites, a waterfall, and more. Managed by non-profit organization, Hiʻipaka LLC, Waimea Valley is accessible to the public with the purchase of admission. The valley is home to around 15 of the endangered ʻalae ʻula.
Waimea Valley
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Managed by: Hi'ipaka LLC
Hours & Site Information: Visit Website
Important Info:
Admission ranges depending on age and Kamaʻāina or military status. Check Waimea Valley's website for the most up to date information.
Birds
| American Birding Association Common Name | Hawaiian Name | Scientific Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| green-winged teal | Anas crecca | ||
| Laysan albatross | mōlī | Phoebastria immutabilis | |
| white-tailed tropicbird | koaʻe kea | Phaethon lepturus | |
| red-tailed tropicbird | koaʻe ʻula | Phaethon rubricauda | |
| masked booby | ʻā | Sula dactylatra | |
| cattle egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| Hawaiian gallinule | ‘Alae ‘ula | Gallinula galeata sandvicensis | |
| Hawaiian coot | ʻalae keʻokeʻo | Fulica alai | |
| Pacific golden-plover | kōlea | Pluvialis fulva | |
| ruddy turnstone | ʻakekeke | Arenaria interpres | |
| rock pigeon | Columba livia | ||
| spotted dove | Spilopelia chinensis | ||
| zebra dove | Geopelia striata | ||
| red-vented bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | ||
| red-whiskered bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus | ||
| Japanese bush-warbler | Horornis diphone | ||
| red-billed leiothrix | Leiothrix lutea | ||
| white-rumped shama | Copsychus malabaricus | ||
| common myna | Acridotheres tristis | ||
| saffron finch | Sicalis flaveola | ||
| northern cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | ||
| house finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | ||
| common waxbill | Estrilda astrild | ||
| African silverbill | Euodice cantans | ||
| Java sparrow | Lonchura oryzivora | ||
| chestnut munia | Lonchura atricapilla |