Hawaiian forest and song birds are rare glimpses of fluttering color among the trees. Some stand on the brink of extinction, others continue to thrive in Hawaiian forests. These birds include honeycreepers such as 'Apapane (Himatione sanguinea), ‘I‘iwi (Vestiara coccinea), ‘Amakihi (Chlorodrepanis virens), ‘Alauahio (Paroreomyza montana), Kiwikiu (Maui Parrotbill, Pseudonestor xanthophrys), Ākohekohe (Crested Honeycreeper, Palmeria dolei), and many more.
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- Type: Article
- Locations: Haleakalā National Park
- Offices: Inventory and Monitoring Division, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate, Pacific Island Inventory & Monitoring Network
As you spend your days exploring Maui, you are likely to experience a couple notable distractions from the island’s native sights and sounds: buzzing and biting from mosquitoes. On Maui these insects are more than just an average outdoor nuisance—they are causing irreversible damage to the island’s ecology.
- Type: Article
- Locations: Haleakalā National Park
- Offices: Pacific Island Inventory & Monitoring Network
Scientists with the National Park Service Pacific Island Inventory & Monitoring Network (PACN) and US Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center recently teamed up to answer a pressing question: how prevalent is avian malaria in Haleakalā National Park? USGS scientists had tackled the question once before in 2002. But this time, they suspected they might find very different answers.
Last updated: August 22, 2019