Leleiwi Overlook (Haleakalā National Park)
High up on the cliffs of Haleakalā Crater is the Leleiwi Overlook. On the short trail to the overlook, you may see nēnē and other native and common birds. From the lookout, you may glimps soaring tropic birds and seabirds returning to their burrows at night.
Birds
American Birding Association Common Name | Hawaiian Name | Scientific Name | |
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Hawaiian goose | nēnē | Branta sandvicensis | |
chukar | Alectoris chukar | ||
ring-necked pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | ||
Hawaiian petrel | ʻuaʻu | Pterodroma sandwichensis | |
white-tailed tropicbird | koaʻe kea | Phaethon lepturus | |
warbling white-eye | Zosterops japonicus | ||
common myna | Acridotheres tristis | ||
apapane | ʻapapane | Himatione sanguinea | |
Hawaiʻi ʻamakihi | ʻamakihi | Chlorodrepanis virens | |
house finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | ||
house sparrow | Passer domesticus |