Birds

Nēnē, the official state bird of Hawaii. (NPS Photo/J. Wei)

The Hawaiian Islands are renowned in the scientific world for evolving the most spectacular land bird assemblage on a remote oceanic archipelago. Numerous species of threatened or endangered endemic birds can be found in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, including four species of the cherished native honeycreepers, the nēnē or Hawaiian goose, and ʻuaʻu or Hawaiian petrel.

Learn about a few of these special birds below.

Nēnē

Honored as the official state bird, this threatened species symbolizes the precarious existence of Hawai‘i's native birdlife

Native Hawaiian Forest Birds

The unique native birds found in the rainforests of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, with audio clips

ʻIo

The only species of hawk native to Hawaii

Koaʻe Kea

Also known as the white-tailed tropicbird

‘Ua‘u

Only 50 to 60 breeding pairs of this endangered native seabird remain in Hawaiʻi

ʻAlalā

The history of the Hawaiian crow tells the hardships and successes of every ongoing conservation story.

Dawn Chorus at Kīpuka Kī

Listen to the sounds of morning in a Hawaiian forest. What bird voices do you hear?

See also:

• Photo gallery of birds observed along Crater Rim Drive
• Photo gallery of birds observed along Mauna Loa Road