Nene (bird)

This article is about the Hawaiian bird. For other uses, see Nene.

Nene
At Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii, USA
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Branta
Species:
B. sandvicensis
Binomial name
Branta sandvicensis
(Vigors, 1834) [3]
Synonyms
  • Bernicla Sandvicensis (protonym)
  • Nesochen sandvicensis
  • Branta sandwichensis

The nene (Branta sandvicensis), also known as the nēnē or the Hawaiian goose, is a species of bird endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The nene is exclusively found in the wild on the islands of Oahu,[4] Maui, Kauaʻi, Molokai, and Hawaiʻi. In 1957, it was designated as the official state bird of the state of Hawaiʻi.[5]

The Hawaiian name nēnē comes from its soft call.[6] The specific name sandvicensis refers to the Sandwich Islands, a former name for the Hawaiian Islands.[7]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Branta sandvicensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22679929A194369606. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22679929A194369606.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Vigors, 1834. Bernicla Sandvicensis (protonym). Proc. Zool. Soc. London, Part 2, no. 17, p. 43. BHL
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  5. ^ "59 Hawaii Facts". Meet The USA. 2022.
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