Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a ʻŌhiʻa Trail
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The Puʻu Waʻawaʻa Forest Reserve is home to a diverse dry ʻōhiʻa forest mixed with many endangered and rare plants. The ʻŌhiʻa Trail takes you through some of these forested areas where a wide variety of native and exotic birds have found a home. Be sure to check in at the Hiker Check-in Station for trail information.
Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a ʻŌhiʻa Trail
Pasture and grasslandsDry forest
Managed by: Division of Forestry and Wildlife
Hours & Site Information: Visit Website
Important Info:
Hunters frequent this area. Wear bright colored clothing and explore respectfully. This is an extremely dry area: do not park in tall grass; no smoking.
Birds
| American Birding Association Common Name | Hawaiian Name | Scientific Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Goose | nēnē | Branta sandvicensis | |
| California Quail | Callipepla californica | ||
| Gray Francolin | Ortygornis pondicerianus | ||
| Black Francolin | Francolinus francolinus | ||
| Erckel’s Spurfowl | Pternistis erckelii | ||
| Red Junglefowl (domestic) | moa | Gallus gallus | |
| Kalij Pheasant | Lophura leucomelanos | ||
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | ||
| Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus | ||
| Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | ||
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| Hawaiian Hawk | ʻio | Buteo solitarius | |
| Pacific Golden-plover | kōlea | Pluvialis fulva | |
| Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis | ||
| Zebra Dove | Geopelia striata | ||
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | ||
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba | ||
| Hawaiian Short-eared Owl | pueo | Asio flammeus sandwichensis | |
| Red-masked Parakeet | Psittacara erythrogenys | ||
| Eurasian Skylark | Alauda arvensis | ||
| Japanese Bush-warbler | Horornis diphone | ||
| Warbling White-eye | Zosterops japonicus | ||
| Red-billed Leiothrix | Leiothrix lutea | ||
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | ||
| Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | ||
| Saffron Finch | Sicalis flaveola | ||
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | ||
| Hawaiʻi ʻamakihi | ʻamakihi | Chlorodrepanis virens | |
| House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | ||
| Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambica | ||
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | ||
| Lavender Waxbill | Estrilda caerulescens | ||
| Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | ||
| Red Avadavat | Amandava amandava | ||
| African Silverbill | Euodice cantans | ||
| Java Sparrow | Lonchura oryzivora | ||
| Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata |