Hawaiʻi Bird Species

Hawai‘i’s birds represent one of the greatest examples of variety and adaptation anywhere in the world. In addition to the unique native species, many introduced birds also call Hawai‘i home. In only a few hours, an intrepid birder could spot endangered native species, African game birds, European songbirds, and North American waterbirds.

The search tool below is a great way to see what birds, native or non-native, you might find on a trail. To find more comprehensive species profiles and learn about the ecology and protection of Hawaiʻi’s native birds, visit our Forestry & Wildlife website.

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Anser caerulescens
snow goose
Branta bernicla
Brant
Branta hutchinsii
cackling goose
Branta canadensis
Canada goose
Branta sandvicensis
Hawaiian goose
nēnē
Anas strepera
gadwall
Mareca penelope
Eurasian wigeon
Mareca americana
American wigeon
Anas platyrhynchos
mallard
Anas wyvilliana
Hawaiian duck
koloa
Spatula discors
blue-winged teal
Spatula clypeata
northern shoveler
koloa moha
Anas acuta
northern pintail
koloa māpu
Anas crecca
green-winged teal
Aythya affinis
lesser scaup
Numida meleagris
helmeted guineafowl (domestic type)
Callipepla californica
California quail
Alectoris chukar
chukar
Ortygornis pondicerianus
gray francolin
Francolinus francolinus
black francolin
Pternistis erckelii
Erckel’s spurfowl
Gallus gallus
red junglefowl (domestic)
moa
Lophura leucomelanos
kalij pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
ring-necked pheasant
Pavo cristatus
Indian peafowl
Meleagris gallopavo
wild turkey
Podilymbus podiceps
pied-billed grebe
Phoebastria immutabilis
Laysan albatross
mōlī
Phoebastria nigripes
black-footed albatross
ka‘upu
Pterodroma sandwichensis
Hawaiian petrel
ʻuaʻu
Bulweria bulwerii
Bulwer’s petrel
ʻou
Ardenna pacifica
wedge-tailed shearwater
ʻuaʻu kani
Ardenna grisea
sooty shearwater
Puffinus newelli
Newell’s shearwater
ʻaʻo
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Leach’s storm-petrel
Oceanodroma castro
band-rumped storm-petrel
ʻakeʻake
Phaethon lepturus
white-tailed tropicbird
koaʻe kea
Phaethon rubricauda
red-tailed tropicbird
koaʻe ʻula
Fregata minor
great frigatebird
ʻiwa
Sula dactylatra
masked booby
ʻā
Sula leucogaster
brown booby
ʻā
Sula sula
red-footed booby
ʻā
Bubulcus ibis
cattle egret
Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli
black-crowned night-heron
ʻaukuʻu
Plegadis chihi
white-faced ibis
Buteo solitarius
Hawaiian hawk
ʻio
Gallinula galeata sandvicensis
Hawaiian gallinule
‘Alae ‘ula
Fulica alai
Hawaiian coot
ʻalae keʻokeʻo
Himantopus mexicanus knudseni
Hawaiian black-necked stilt
aeʻo
Pluvialis fulva
Pacific golden-plover
kōlea
Charadrius semipalmatus
semipalmated plover
Actitis macularius
spotted sandpiper
Tringa incana
wandering tattler
ʻūlili
Numenius tahitiensis
bristle-thighed curlew
kioea
Arenaria interpres
ruddy turnstone
ʻakekeke
Calidris acuminata
sharp-tailed sandpiper
Calidris alba
sanderling
hunakai
Calidris melanotos
pectoral sandpiper
Limnodromus scolopaceus
long-billed dowitcher
Gallinago delicata
Wilson’s snipe
Leucophaeus atricilla
laughing gull
Anous stolidus
brown noddy
noio kōhā
Anous minutus
black noddy
noio
Gygis alba
white tern
manu-o-Kū
Onychoprion fuscatus
sooty tern
ʻewaʻewa
Onychoprion lunatus
gray-backed tern
pākalakala
Sternula antillarum
least tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Caspian tern
Pterocles exustus
chestnut-bellied sandgrouse
Columba livia
rock pigeon
Spilopelia chinensis
spotted dove
Geopelia striata
zebra dove
Zenaida macroura
mourning dove
Asio flammeus sandwichensis
Hawaiian short-eared owl
pueo
Aerodramus bartschi
Mariana swiftlet
Psittacara erythrogenys
red-masked parakeet
Psittacula krameri
rose-ringed parakeet
Agapornis roseicollis
rosy-faced lovebird
Chasiempis sclateri
Kauaʻi ʻelepaio
ʻelepaio
Chasiempis ibidis
Oʻahu ʻElepaio
ʻelepaio
Chasiempis sandwichensis
Hawaii elepaio
ʻelepaio
Alauda arvensis
Eurasian skylark
Pycnonotus cafer
red-vented bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus
red-whiskered bulbul
Horornis diphone
Japanese bush-warbler
Zosterops japonicus
warbling white-eye
Pterorhinus pectoralis
greater necklaced laughingthrush
Garrulax canorus
Chinese hwamei
Leiothrix lutea
red-billed leiothrix
Copsychus malabaricus
white-rumped shama
Myadestes obscurus
ʻōmaʻo
ʻōmaʻo
Mimus polyglottos
northern mockingbird
Acridotheres tristis
common myna
Paroaria coronata
red-crested cardinal
Paroaria capitata
yellow-billed cardinal
Sicalis flaveola
saffron finch
Cardinalis cardinalis
northern cardinal
Paroreomyza montana
Maui alauahio
ʻAlauahio
Loxioides bailleui
palila
palila
Palmeria dolei
ʻākohekohe
ʻākohekohe
Himatione sanguinea
apapane
ʻapapane
Drepanis coccinea
iiwi
ʻiʻiwi
Pseudonestor xanthophrys
Maui parrotbill
kiwikiu
Hemignathus wilsoni
ʻakiapōlāʻau
ʻakiapōlāʻau
Magumma parva
ʻanianiau
ʻanianiau
Chlorodrepanis virens
Hawaiʻi ʻamakihi
ʻamakihi
Chlorodrepanis flavus
O’ahu ‘Amakihi
ʻamakihi
Chlorodrepanis stejnegeri
Kauaʻi ʻamakihi
ʻamakihi
Loxops mana
Hawaii creeper
ʻalawī
Loxops coccineus
Hawaiʻi ʻākepa
ʻākepa
Haemorhous mexicanus
house finch
Crithagra mozambica
yellow-fronted canary
Passer domesticus
house sparrow
Estrilda caerulescens
lavender waxbill
Estrilda astrild
common waxbill
Amandava amandava
red avadavat
Euodice cantans
African silverbill
Lonchura oryzivora
Java sparrow
Lonchura punctulata
scaly-breasted munia
Lonchura atricapilla
chestnut munia