Hosmer Grove (Haleakalā National Park)
Named after Hawai‘i’s first Superintendent of Forester, Ralph Hosmer, this grove of eucalyptus (planted by Ralph in 1909) and the adjacent nature trail though sub-alpine shrubland provides an excellent venue to sign Hawai‘i’s colorful native forest birds.
Hosmer Grove (Haleakalā National Park)
Dry forest
Managed by: National Park Service
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Birds
| American Birding Association Common Name | Hawaiian Name | Scientific Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Goose | nēnē | Branta sandvicensis | |
| Chukar | Alectoris chukar | ||
| Gray Francolin | Ortygornis pondicerianus | ||
| Black Francolin | Francolinus francolinus | ||
| Red Junglefowl (domestic) | moa | Gallus gallus | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | ||
| Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus | ||
| Hawaiian Petrel | ʻuaʻu | Pterodroma sandwichensis | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| Pacific Golden-plover | kōlea | Pluvialis fulva | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | ||
| Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis | ||
| Zebra Dove | Geopelia striata | ||
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba | ||
| Hawaiian Short-eared Owl | pueo | Asio flammeus sandwichensis | |
| Eurasian Skylark | Alauda arvensis | ||
| Japanese Bush-warbler | Horornis diphone | ||
| Warbling White-eye | Zosterops japonicus | ||
| Chinese Hwamei | Garrulax canorus | ||
| Red-billed Leiothrix | Leiothrix lutea | ||
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | ||
| Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | ||
| Red-crested Cardinal | Paroaria coronata | ||
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | ||
| Apapane | ʻapapane | Himatione sanguinea | |
| Iiwi | ʻiʻiwi | Drepanis coccinea | |
| Hawaiʻi ʻamakihi | ʻamakihi | Chlorodrepanis virens | |
| House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | ||
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | ||
| Java Sparrow | Lonchura oryzivora | ||
| Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | ||
| Chestnut Munia | Lonchura atricapilla |