Wailoa River State Park
Wailoa River State Park contains several ancient Hawaiian fishponds (none currently in use) that provide habitat for a variety endemic, migratory, and introduced waterfowl. Recently a flock of domestic helmeted guineafowl has also been frequenting the area. The park is open daily during daylight hours.
Wailoa River State Park
Wetland
Managed by: Division of State Parks
Hours & Site Information: Visit Website
Important Info:
Do not feed nēnē or other birds.
Birds
| American Birding Association Common Name | Hawaiian Name | Scientific Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| snow goose | Anser caerulescens | ||
| cackling goose | Branta hutchinsii | ||
| Canada goose | Branta canadensis | ||
| Hawaiian goose | nēnē | Branta sandvicensis | |
| muscovy duck | Cairina moschata | ||
| northern shoveler | koloa moha | Spatula clypeata | |
| northern pintail | koloa māpu | Anas acuta | |
| lesser scaup | Aythya affinis | ||
| helmeted guineafowl (domestic type) | Numida meleagris | ||
| red junglefowl (domestic) | moa | Gallus gallus | |
| pied-billed grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | ||
| great frigatebird | ʻiwa | Fregata minor | |
| cattle egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| black-crowned night-heron | ʻaukuʻu | Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli | |
| Hawaiian hawk | ʻio | Buteo solitarius | |
| Hawaiian coot | ʻalae keʻokeʻo | Fulica alai | |
| Pacific golden-plover | kōlea | Pluvialis fulva | |
| wandering tattler | ʻūlili | Tringa incana | |
| ruddy turnstone | ʻakekeke | Arenaria interpres | |
| rock pigeon | Columba livia | ||
| spotted dove | Spilopelia chinensis | ||
| zebra dove | Geopelia striata | ||
| barn owl | Tyto alba | ||
| warbling white-eye | Zosterops japonicus | ||
| Chinese hwamei | Garrulax canorus | ||
| common myna | Acridotheres tristis | ||
| yellow-billed cardinal | Paroaria capitata | ||
| saffron finch | Sicalis flaveola | ||
| northern cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | ||
| house finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | ||
| yellow-fronted canary | Crithagra mozambica | ||
| house sparrow | Passer domesticus | ||
| common waxbill | Estrilda astrild | ||
| African silverbill | Euodice cantans | ||
| Java sparrow | Lonchura oryzivora | ||
| scaly-breasted munia | Lonchura punctulata |