Nene (bird)
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At Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii, USA | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Genus: | Branta |
Species: | B. sandvicensis
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Binomial name | |
Branta sandvicensis (Vigors, 1834)
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The nene (Branta sandvicensis), also known as the nēnē or the Hawaiian goose, is a
The Hawaiian name nēnē comes from its soft call.[5] The specific name sandvicensis refers to the Sandwich Islands, a former name for the Hawaiian Islands.[6]
Taxonomy
The holotype specimen of Anser sandvicensis Vigors (List Anim. Garden Zool. Soc., ed.3, June 1833, p.4.) is held in the vertebrate zoology collection at World Museum, National Museums Liverpool, with accession number NML-VZ T12706.[7] The specimen was collected from the Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands) and came to the Liverpool national collection via the Museum of the Zoological Society of London collection, Thomas Campbell Eyton’s collection, and Henry Baker Tristram’s collection.
It is thought that the nene
Description
The nene is a large-sized goose at 41 cm (16 in) tall. Although they spend most of their time on the ground, they are capable of flight, with some individuals flying daily between nesting and feeding areas. Females have a mass of 1.525–2.56 kg (3.36–5.64 lb), while males average 1.695–3.05 kg (3.74–6.72 lb), 11% larger than females.[10] Adult males have a black head and hindneck, buff cheeks and heavily furrowed neck.[11] The neck has black and white diagonal stripes.[11] Aside from being smaller, the female Nene is similar to the male in colouration. The adult's bill, legs and feet are black. It has soft feathers under its chin. Goslings resemble adults, but are a duller brown and with less demarcation between the colors of the head and neck, and striping and barring effects are much reduced.
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Nene gosling on Kauai
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Unison callingKīlauea Point
Habitat and range
The nene is an inhabitant of
The nene could at one time be found on the islands of
Ecology and behavior
Breeding
The breeding season of the nene, from August to April, is longer than that of any other goose;
Diet
The nene is a
Conservation
The nene population stands at 3,862 birds, making it the world's rarest goose.
References
- . Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ "Nene geese on Oahu for first time since 1700s". Hawaii News Now. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "59 Hawaii Facts". Meet The USA. 2022.
- ^ Pukui & Elbert (2003). "Lookup of nēnē". Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. University of Hawaiʻi. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ISBN 0-19-854634-3.
- ^ R. Wagstaffe (1978-12-01). Type Specimens of Birds in the Merseyside County Museums (formerly City of Liverpool Museums).
- ^ a b Harder, Ben (6 February 2002). "State Bird of Hawaii Unmasked as Canadian". National Geographic News. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on February 10, 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
- ISBN 978-0-8248-2190-6.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-30816-1.
- ^ ISBN 0-06-055804-0.
- ^ a b "Nene or Hawaiian Goose" (PDF). State of Hawaiʻi. 20 May 2022.
- Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- ^ "Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis)". Audubon Watchlist. National Audubon Society. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- ^ "The Plight of the Nēnē".
- ^ "Safe Harbor Agreement for the introduction of the nene to Piiholo Ranch, Maui" (PDF). State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources. August 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ Standley, Bill (August 2004). "Ranchers Advance Recovery of Rare Hawaiian Bird". Environmental Defense Fund. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ "Branta sandvicensis. NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
External links
- BirdLife species factsheet for Branta sandvicensis
- "Hawaiian Goose media". Internet Bird Collection.
- "Branta sandvicensis". Avibase.
- Nene photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Interactive range map of Branta sandvicensis at IUCN Red List maps
- Audio recordings of Nene on Xeno-canto.