Kawaiʻele State Waterbird Sanctuary
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- Kawaiele State Waterbird Sanctuary
Formerly a sand and gravel mining site, Kawaiʻele Waterbird Sanctuary is a manmade wetland, created and preserved to provide a healthy habitat for endangered Hawaiian waterbirds. This site is home to native species ʻalae ʻula, ʻalae keʻokeʻo, aeʻo, and ʻaukuʻu and is regularly visited by nēnē.
Kawaiʻele State Waterbird Sanctuary
Wetland
Managed by: Department of Land and Natural Resources
Important Info:
Be sure to stay on established paths and maintain a respectful distance from the birds. This site has no shade, so come prepared with sun protection.
Birds
| American Birding Association Common Name | Hawaiian Name | Scientific Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian goose | nēnē | Branta sandvicensis | |
| Eurasian wigeon | Mareca penelope | ||
| American wigeon | Mareca americana | ||
| northern pintail | koloa māpu | Anas acuta | |
| black francolin | Francolinus francolinus | ||
| red junglefowl (domestic) | moa | Gallus gallus | |
| white-tailed tropicbird | koaʻe kea | Phaethon lepturus | |
| brown booby | ʻā | Sula leucogaster | |
| red-footed booby | ʻā | Sula sula | |
| cattle egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| black-crowned night-heron | ʻaukuʻu | Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli | |
| Hawaiian gallinule | ‘Alae ‘ula | Gallinula galeata sandvicensis | |
| Hawaiian coot | ʻalae keʻokeʻo | Fulica alai | |
| Hawaiian black-necked stilt | aeʻo | Himantopus mexicanus knudseni | |
| Pacific golden-plover | kōlea | Pluvialis fulva | |
| ruddy turnstone | ʻakekeke | Arenaria interpres | |
| long-billed dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | ||
| rock pigeon | Columba livia | ||
| zebra dove | Geopelia striata | ||
| Hawaiian short-eared owl | pueo | Asio flammeus sandwichensis | |
| rose-ringed parakeet | Psittacula krameri | ||
| saffron finch | Sicalis flaveola | ||
| house sparrow | Passer domesticus | ||
| common waxbill | Estrilda astrild | ||
| red avadavat | Amandava amandava | ||
| African silverbill | Euodice cantans | ||
| Java sparrow | Lonchura oryzivora | ||
| scaly-breasted munia | Lonchura punctulata | ||
| chestnut munia | Lonchura atricapilla |