ʻAlawī (Hawaiʻi Creeper)
The ʻAlawī is a small, inconspicuous Hawaiian honeycreeper, so unassuming in appearance that the first scientists who collected it didn’t even realize that this bird was a unique species.
ʻAlalā (Hawaiian Crow)
Although at least five crow species historically occurred throughout the Hawaiian Island archipelago, the ʻAlalā, or Hawaiian Crow, is the only one that still exists today.
Lava Gull
The use of “lava” in this bird’s common name refers to the dark basalt lava rocks of its favored coastline habitats.
Vampire Ground-Finch
A bird that drinks blood? The aptly named Vampire Ground-Finch fills the bill — literally!
Rare Albatross Makes Remarkable Recovery After Swallowing Multiple Fishing Hooks
A Salvin’s Albatross, one of the least studied seabird species in the world, has returned to the wild after it successfully recovered from life-saving surgery that removed four large fishing hooks and the fishing line it ingested off the coast of South America. This latest unintended fisheries inc...
Double-crested Cormorant
The big, black Double-crested Cormorant is a common waterbird of lakes and shorelines throughout North America.
Hawai‘i ʻĀkepa
The Hawaiian word ʻākepa means "quick” or “nimble,” words which describe this small, finch-like bird perfectly.
