List of endemic birds of Hawaii

There are 71 known taxa of birds endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, of which 30 are extinct, 6 possibly extinct and 30 of the remaining 48 species and subspecies are listed as endangered or threatened by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Habitat loss and avian disease are thought to have had the greatest effect on endemic bird species in Hawaii.

List of species

The following is a list of bird species and subspecies endemic to the Hawaiian Islands:

Procellariidae

Anatidae

Diomedeidae

  • Laysan albatross, Phoebastria immutabilis NT 99.7% of the total population breeds on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
  • Black-footed albatross, Phoebastria nigripes NT 97.5% of the total population breeds on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Accipitridae

Rallidae

Recurvirostridae

  • Hawaiian stilt or aeʻo, Himantopus mexicanus knudseni (NR) (H. mexicanus: LC)

Laridae

  • Hawaiian black noddy or noio, Anous minutus melanogenys (A. minutus: LC)

Strigidae

Mohoidae

Corvidae

Monarchidae

Sylviidae

Turdidae

Fringillidae

See also

References

  • (2005). Hawaii's Birds. Hawaii Audubon Society. Sixth ed.
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