Gallus gallus | red junglefowl (domestic) | moa

Red Junglefowl, photo by Sherman Wing

Introduced

The first Polynesian settlers brought moa, or red junglefowl, to Hawaiʻi centuries ago. This tropical, forest-dwelling chicken is colorful rusty red with long curved black tail feathers and a red comb atop their head. The males can be 30 inches long compared to the drab colored females at 17 inches long. Hawaiians valued them as a food resource and throughout Polynesia their feathers were used in cloaks for royalty.

The map below shows hotspots along our birding trails where you might see this bird.

Hotspots for red junglefowl (domestic)

Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge

Wetland

Hanalei NWR, photo by USFWS
LookoutHikingBathroomParkingInterpretive Signage

Kuilau Trail

Wet forest

Kuilau Trail, photo by DOFAW
HikingParkingPicnic area

Salt Pond Beach Park

Coastal

Salt Pond Beach Park
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Kawaiʻele State Waterbird Sanctuary

Wetland

Kawaiele State Waterbird Sanctuary, photo by DLNR
LookoutHikingParkingInterpretive Signage

Nuʻupia Pond

Wetland

Nuupia Pond, photo courtesy of USMC
Hiking

ʻAiea Loop Trail

Wet forest

Aiea Loop Trail, photo by DLNR
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Betty Bliss Memorial Overlook

Wetland

Betty Bliss Memorial Overlook, photo by USFWS
LookoutHikingInterpretive Signage

Kapiʻolani Park

Pasture and grasslands

Kapiolani Park, photo courtesy of City and County of Honolulu Dept of Parks and Rec
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Paikō Lagoon Wildlife Sanctuary

Wetland

Paiko Laggon Sanctuary, photo by Keri Rouse
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Kawainui Marsh

Wetland

Kawainui Marsh, photo by DOFAW
LookoutHikingParking

Lāʻie Point State Wayside Park

Coastal

Lāʻie Point State Wayside, photo by DLNR
LookoutParkingTrash

Lānaʻi Lookout

Coastal

Lanai Lookout, photo by Lainie Berry
LookoutParking

James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge

Wetland

Kioea at James Campbell NWR, photo by Lainie Berry
HikingParking

Kaʻena Point Trail

Coastal

Kaʻena Point State Park, photo by DLNR
HikingParkingInterpretive Signage

Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge

Wetland

Kealia Pond NWR, photo by USFWS
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Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary

Wetland

Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary, photo by Jeff Bagshaw
LookoutParking

Kahakapao Recreation Area

Wet forest

Makawao Forest Reserve, photo by DLNR
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Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area

Dry forest

Polipoli Trail, photo by DLNR
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Hosmer Grove (Haleakalā National Park)

Dry forest

Hosmer Grove, NPS Photo by Megan Miller
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Keāhole Point

Coastal

LookoutParking

Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historic Park

Wetland

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Makāula -‘O‘oma Trails

Wet forest

HikingParkingInterpretive Signage

Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a ʻŌhiʻa Trail

Pasture and grasslandsDry forest

HikingBathroomParkingTrash

Wailoa River State Park

Wetland

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Loko Waka Pond

Wetland

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