Waikamoi Preserve (The Nature Conservancy-PRIVATE)
The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC’s) Waikamoi Preserve was established to protect the fresh water source for the island and to provide a sanctuary for endangered plants, birds, and hundreds of other native Hawaiian species. The preserve is home to several critically endangered birds only found there, including the kiwikiu (Maui parrotbill) and ʻākohekohe.
Waikamoi Preserve (The Nature Conservancy-PRIVATE)
Wet forest
Managed by: The Nature Conservancy
Hours & Site Information: Visit Website
Important Info:
The preserve is private property but when resources allow, TNC offers hikes and volunteer days. They fill up very fast so sign up early. For more information visit https://tncmaui.ivolunteer.com/#1 or email: [email protected]
Birds
| American Birding Association Common Name | Hawaiian Name | Scientific Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian goose | nēnē | Branta sandvicensis | |
| chukar | Alectoris chukar | ||
| ring-necked pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | ||
| Hawaiian petrel | ʻuaʻu | Pterodroma sandwichensis | |
| Pacific golden-plover | kōlea | Pluvialis fulva | |
| spotted dove | Spilopelia chinensis | ||
| zebra dove | Geopelia striata | ||
| barn owl | Tyto alba | ||
| Eurasian skylark | Alauda arvensis | ||
| Japanese bush-warbler | Horornis diphone | ||
| warbling white-eye | Zosterops japonicus | ||
| Chinese hwamei | Garrulax canorus | ||
| red-billed leiothrix | Leiothrix lutea | ||
| common myna | Acridotheres tristis | ||
| northern cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | ||
| Maui alauahio | ʻAlauahio | Paroreomyza montana | |
| akohekohe | ʻākohekohe | Palmeria dolei | |
| apapane | ʻapapane | Himatione sanguinea | |
| iiwi | ʻiʻiwi | Drepanis coccinea | |
| Maui parrotbill | kiwikiu | Pseudonestor xanthophrys | |
| Hawaii amakihi | ʻamakihi | Chlorodrepanis virens | |
| house finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | ||
| house sparrow | Passer domesticus | ||
| African silverbill | Euodice cantans | ||
| scaly-breasted munia | Lonchura punctulata |