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oahu bird list, january 2007

2007-01-16 - 2:08 p.m.

Here's my bird list from my recent trip to Oahu. Life birds are italicized. Right now I'm counting 12, but I might have one or two more coming, once I get a definitive answer on whether or not the Koloa and Red/Feral Junglefowl I saw are considered full countable species. I don't count down to subspecies, but it's worth noting that I did see the two endangered subspecies, Hawaiian Gallinule, a subspecies of Common Moorhen, and Hawaiian Black-Necked Stilt, a subspecies of...well, you figure it out.

Some interesting non-countables would include the show put on by the feral Moluccan Cockatoos, Goffin Cockatoo, and male Electus Parrot roaming the grounds of Lyon Arboretum.

An interesting note about the Feral Pigeons, Rock Doves, or whatever you like to call them: Many in the Oahu area are clearly either white wedding homing pigeons who decided not to return home after being released for a wedding or else their descendants. Don't assume every white bird you see is a tern. Look and see. A glimpse out of the corner of the eye is not enough since they are often found in the same area, such as Kapiolani Park. A good look tells the tale, since the Terns have the big melting dark eyes and are much more graceful in their shape.

  1. Red-footed Booby
  2. Brown Booby
  3. Great Frigatebird
  4. Cattle Egret
  5. Black-crowned Night-Heron
  6. Mallard
  7. Northern Shoveler
  8. Common Moorhen
  9. Hawaiian Coot
  10. Black-necked Stilt
  11. Pacific Golden-Plover
  12. Wandering Tattler
  13. Ruddy Turnstone
  14. White Tern
  15. Rock Dove
  16. Spotted Dove
  17. Zebra Dove
  18. Rose-ringed Parakeet
  19. Red-whiskered Bulbul
  20. Red-vented Bulbul
  21. White-rumped Shama
  22. Red-billed Leiothrix
  23. Japanese White-eye
  24. Common Myna
  25. Common Waxbill
  26. Nutmeg Mannikin
  27. Java Sparrow
  28. Red-crested Cardinal
  29. Northern Cardinal
  30. House Finch
  31. Yellow-fronted Canary
  32. House Sparrow

A full trip report will follow soon. Other animals seen include Carolina Anole and Humpback Whale. A Gulf Fritillary or very similar species was seen at Diamondhead, and Monarch Butterflies were easily seen.


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