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 |