Birds of Hawaii (Oahu and Kauai)

Birds and other wildlife observed during a trip to Hawaii. Hawaii has relatively few truly native bird species, and many birds introduced from around the world as ornamental species have established wild populations.

Oahu

Red-crested Cardinal. Native to South America.
Red-crested Cardinal. Native to South America.
Its red face stands out prominently.
Its red face stands out prominently.
Java Sparrow. Native to Indonesia.
Java Sparrow. Native to Indonesia.
It breeds freely in the wild.
It breeds freely in the wild.
Banyan Tree. Many plants have also been introduced by humans.
Banyan Tree. Many plants have also been introduced by humans.
Common Myna. Native to South Asia.
Common Myna. Native to South Asia.
Pacific Golden Plover, a migratory visitor.
Pacific Golden Plover, a migratory visitor.
Red-vented Bulbul. Native to India and Southeast Asia.
Red-vented Bulbul. Native to India and Southeast Asia.
Common Waxbill. Very small. Native to southern Africa.
Common Waxbill. Very small. Native to southern Africa.
Spotted Dove. Native to East Asia and surrounding regions.
Spotted Dove. Native to East Asia and surrounding regions.
Zebra Dove. Native to Southeast Asia.
Zebra Dove. Native to Southeast Asia.
Blue-billed White Tern. Widespread across the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Not an …
Blue-billed White Tern. Widespread across the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Not an introduced species, but it breeds in urban Honolulu.
It lays a single egg in a fork of a tree branch, and the chick grows up right th…
It lays a single egg in a fork of a tree branch, and the chick grows up right there.

Kauai

Green Sea Turtle on Kauai. They gather right next to beachgoers.
Green Sea Turtle on Kauai. They gather right next to beachgoers.
Feral chickens on Kauai. They are found all over the island.
Feral chickens on Kauai. They are found all over the island.
Hawaiian Gallinule, a subspecies of the Common Gallinule.
Hawaiian Gallinule, a subspecies of the Common Gallinule.
Hawaiian Goose (Nēnē), an endemic species of Hawaii.
Hawaiian Goose (Nēnē), an endemic species of Hawaii.

Equipment used: Nikon AF-P DX NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G ED

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