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Branta sandvicensis
The Hawaiian goose, only found on Kauai, Maui and Hawaii. A medium sized goose likely descended from migrating Canada goose populations after the formation of Hawaii. Black head and hindneck, with black and white diagonal stripes on the neck.
Tropical. Found in shrubland, grassland, coastal dunes, and lava plains, and anthropogenic habitats such as pasture and golf courses. Frequents areas where it can graze on leaves, seeds, fruit, and flowers of grasses and shrubs. Or where it can beg treats from unsuspecting tourists (Don't feed them!)
**This particular group flew over this house every day, but I couldn't get a good close up shot (these are cell phone camera pictures). The world's rarest goose, one time highly in danger of extinction, the wild population was estimated at around 800 in 2004. The Hawaiian name Nēnē comes from its soft call. **Information via Wikipedia.** This
Spotted on Aug 20, 2012
Submitted on Aug 20, 2012
2 Comments
Hi Maria -
I can crop it again. But I'm afraid they won't be much clearer.It's a cell phone picture. I'm hoping to get a better picture later - as this group of Nene frequent this location. At the time I only had my cell phone!
Nice to have a spotting of these geese - would it perhaps be possible to crop the first photo so that we can see them better? They are not easy to see here.