ʻAiea Loop Trail
A moderate challenge, this 4.8 mile forested loop hike begins and ends in the Keaīwa Heiau State Recreation Area. The ʻAiea ridgeline offers some of Oʻahu’s best opportunities for spotting native forest birds such as the Oʻahu ʻamakihi, Oʻahu ʻelepaio, and ʻapapane as well as some exciting introduced species, including the endangered Mariana swiftlet and a large flock of red-crowned parrots.
ʻAiea Loop Trail
Wet forest
Managed by: Department of Land and Natural Resources
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Important Info:
The trail includes gradual uphill climbs with a steep switchback and stream crossing at the end of the trail. The trail may be muddy with sections of exposed tree roots.
Birds
| American Birding Association Common Name | Hawaiian Name | Scientific Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| red junglefowl (domestic) | moa | Gallus gallus | |
| white tern | manu-o-Kū | Gygis alba | |
| rock pigeon | Columba livia | ||
| spotted dove | Spilopelia chinensis | ||
| zebra dove | Geopelia striata | ||
| Mariana swiftlet | Aerodramus bartschi | ||
| red-masked parakeet | Psittacara erythrogenys | ||
| red-crowned parrot | Amazona viridigenalis | ||
| rose-ringed parakeet | Psittacula krameri | ||
| Oʻahu ʻElepaio | ʻelepaio | Chasiempis ibidis | |
| red-whiskered bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus | ||
| warbling white-eye | Zosterops japonicus | ||
| red-billed leiothrix | Leiothrix lutea | ||
| common myna | Acridotheres tristis | ||
| red-crested cardinal | Paroaria coronata | ||
| saffron finch | Sicalis flaveola | ||
| apapane | ʻapapane | Himatione sanguinea | |
| O’ahu ‘Amakihi | ʻamakihi | Chlorodrepanis flavus | |
| 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 | ||
| chestnut munia | Lonchura atricapilla |