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Threatened and Endangered Animals of Hawai'i

Hawai'i Animals Protected by the Endangered Species Act

By Laura Klappenbach, About.com

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Overview

The following list is an adaptation of data published at the The US Fish & Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Program Website. For the most current data, please refer to US Fish & Wildlife Service database (TESS).

Threatened and Endangered Animals of Hawai'i

Akepa, Hawaii (honeycreeper) (Loxops coccineus coccineus)
Akepa, Maui (honeycreeper) (Loxops coccineus ochraceus)
Akialoa, Kauai (honeycreeper) (Hemignathus procerus)
Akiapola`au (honeycreeper) (Hemignathus munroi)
Albatross, short-tailed (Phoebastria (=Diomedea) albatrus)
Amphipod, Kauai cave (Spelaeorchestia koloana)
Bat, Hawaiian hoary (Lasiurus cinereus semotus)
Coot, Hawaiian (Fulica americana alai)
Creeper, Hawaii (Oreomystis mana)
Creeper, Molokai (Paroreomyza flammea)
Creeper, Oahu (Paroreomyza maculata)
Crow, Hawaiian (='alala) (Corvus hawaiiensis)
Duck, Hawaiian (=koloa) (Anas wyvilliana)
Duck, Laysan (Anas laysanensis)
Elepaio, Oahu (Chasiempis sandwichensis ibidis)
Finch, Laysan (honeycreeper) (Telespyza cantans)
Finch, Nihoa (honeycreeper) (Telespyza ultima)
Goose, Hawaiian (Branta (=Nesochen) sandvicensis)
Hawk, Hawaiian (='lo) (Buteo solitarius)
Honeycreeper, crested (Palmeria dolei)
Millerbird, Nihoa (old world warbler) (Acrocephalus familiaris kingi)
Moorhen, Hawaiian common (Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis)
Moth, Blackburn's sphinx (Manduca blackburni)
Nukupu`u (honeycreeper) (Hemignathus lucidus)
Palila (honeycreeper) (Loxioides bailleui)
Parrotbill, Maui (honeycreeper) (Pseudonestor xanthophrys)
Petrel, Hawaiian dark-rumped (Pterodroma phaeopygia sandwichensis)
Po`ouli (honeycreeper) (Melamprosops phaeosoma)
Sea turtle, green except where endangered (Chelonia mydas)
Sea turtle, hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Sea turtle, leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)
Sea turtle, loggerhead (Caretta caretta)
Seal, Hawaiian monk (Monachus schauinslandi)
Shearwater, Newell's Townsend's (Puffinus auricularis newelli)
Snail, Newcomb's (Erinna newcombi)
Snails, Oahu tree (Achatinella spp.)
Spider, Kauai cave wolf or pe'e pe'e maka 'ole (Adelocosa anops)
Stilt, Hawaiian (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni)
Thrush, large Kauai (=kamao) (Myadestes myadestinus)
Thrush, Molokai (Myadestes lanaiensis rutha)
Thrush, small Kauai (=puaiohi) (Myadestes palmeri)
Whale, humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae)
`O`o, Kauai (honeyeater) (Moho braccatus)
`O`u (honeycreeper) (Psittirostra psittacea)

Source

US Fish & Wildlife Service, 2005. 'Threatened and Endangered Species (Hawai'i)' (On-line), The Endangered Species Program. Accessed December 24, 2005.

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