The Pacific Islands are for the Birds
The last remaining endemic goose species in Hawaii, there are only about 1,300 nene left in the wild (Photo Courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).
The ae`o (Hawaiian black-necked stilt) are found only in Hawaii and with only about 1,400 individuals remaining, they are considered endangered.
The ko`ko' (Guam rail) which disappeared from the wild in the 1980's, is making a slow recovery through reintroduction programs (Photo Courtesy USGS).
Ti`otala (white-collared kingfisher) is a resident, native breeding land bird found in American Samoa.
Found in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Mariana Crow is considered "Critically Endangered" because surveys have shown that it is declining extremely rapidly (Photo Courtesy of the University of Washington).
