{"id":44818,"date":"2020-05-20T00:15:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T04:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdfinding.info\/?p=44818"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:51:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T21:51:27","slug":"maui-nui-avitourist-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdfinding.info\/maui-nui-avitourist-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"The Avitourist\u2019s Guide to Maui Nui"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Avitourist\u2019s Guide to Maui Nui<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Maui endemic Akohekohe<\/strong><\/a>, formerly known as the Crested Honeycreeper.\u00a0 \u00a9 Jim Denny<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Maui Nui is an archipelago of four islands\u2014Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Kaho\u2019olawe\u2014which would be logistically challenging to explore fully in a single trip.\u00a0 For birds, however, Hawaii\u2019s extinction bottleneck has greatly reduced the possibilities and the complexity of realizing them.\u00a0 The three Maui Nui endemics known to have survived into the 2020s are all confined to Maui: the Maui Alauahio<\/strong><\/a>, the Akohekohe<\/strong><\/a>, and the Maui Parrotbill<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 They can be found together at one site, the Waikamoi Preserve<\/strong><\/a>\u2014but note that visits must be arranged well in advance.\u00a0 There is no other publicly accessible site where either the parrotbill or the Akohekohe is found regularly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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As recently as the 1900s, both Lanai and Molokai supported their own endemic bird species.\u00a0 Lanai\u2019s disappeared sooner, the Maui Nui Akialoa<\/strong><\/a> around 1900 (possibly as late as the 1920s or \u201830s), the Lanai Hookbill<\/strong><\/a> around 1920, and the Oloma\u2019o<\/strong><\/a> around 1930.\u00a0 Molokai fared slightly better, losing the Black Mamo<\/strong><\/a> around 1910, the Kakawahie<\/strong><\/a> in the 1960s, and the Oloma\u2019o around 1990.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Endemic Birds of Maui Nui<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Oloma\u2019o \u2020<\/a> \/ Bishop\u2019s O\u2019o \u2020<\/a> \/ Po\u2019o-uli \u2020<\/a> \/ Kakawahie \u2020<\/a> \/ Maui Alauahio<\/a> \/ Akohekohe<\/a> \/ Black Mamo \u2020<\/a> \/ Lanai Hookbill \u2020<\/a> \/ Maui Parrotbill<\/a> \/ Maui Nukupu\u2019u \u2020<\/a> \/ Maui Nui Akialoa \u2020<\/a> \/ Maui Akepa \u2020<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The endemic Maui Parrotbill<\/strong><\/a> is Maui\u2019s rarest and most endangered bird.\u00a0 \u00a9 Michael Walther<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Three more endemic honeycreepers are thought to have gone extinct recently on Maui itself: the Maui Akepa<\/strong><\/a> was last reported in 1988, the Maui Nukupu\u2019u<\/strong><\/a> in 1995 or \u201898, and the Po\u2019o-uli<\/strong><\/a> in 2004.\u00a0 Both the akepa and the nukupu\u2019u may have gone extinct several decades earlier, as none of the modern records is incontrovertibly substantiated.\u00a0 To this depressing litany we can add a honeyeater, the Bishop\u2019s O\u2019o<\/strong><\/a>, which was last reported on Maui in 1981 and on Molokai around 1900.\u00a0 It is conceivable that one or more of the nine endemics that are thought to be extinct could still persist undetected, waiting to be rediscovered, but that seems extremely unlikely considering the quantities of effort that have been dedicated to searching for them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Maui Nui \u2013 Orientation Map<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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1 \u2013 Haleakala National Park<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

2 \u2013 <\/strong>Kamakou Preserve, Molokai<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

3 \u2013 Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

4 \u2013 Kaunakakai, Molokai<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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5 \u2013 Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

6 \u2013 Ke\u2019anae<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

7 \u2013 Lana\u2019ihale, Lanai<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

8 \u2013 Molokini Islet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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9 \u2013 Polipoli Spring<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

10 \u2013 Wai\u2019anapanapa State Park<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

11 \u2013 Waihe\u2019e Refuge<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

12 \u2013 Waikamoi Preserve<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Apart from its three endemic honeycreepers, Maui has a handful of other ornithological highlights\u2014though to be candid it has fewer than either the Big Island, Kauai, or even Oahu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Waikamoi Preserve<\/strong><\/a> (Site #12), Haleakala National Park<\/strong><\/a> (Site #1), and Polipoli Spring<\/strong><\/a> (Site #9) are home to three additional honeycreepers: Apapane<\/strong><\/a> (on all major islands), I\u2019iwi<\/strong><\/a> (also on Kauai and the Big Island), and Common Amakihi<\/strong><\/a> (also on the Big Island).<\/p>

The upper elevations of Haleakala also support Hawaiian Goose<\/strong><\/a> and \u201cHawaiian <\/strong>Short-eared Owl\u201d<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Haleakala Crater supports the second-largest breeding colony of Hawaiian Petrel<\/strong><\/a>, although these birds are mainly nocturnal and difficult to see (but easy to hear at night).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Two more Hawaiian endemics can be found at Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge<\/strong><\/a> (Site #5), Kanaha Pond<\/strong><\/a> (Site #3), and on Molokai at Kaunakakai<\/strong><\/a> (Site #4): Hawaiian Coot<\/strong><\/a> and \u201cHawaiian Stilt\u201d<\/strong><\/a> (a distinct form that may be either a subspecies of Black-necked Stilt<\/strong><\/a> or a separate species), as well as various other wetland birds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Oceanic birds can be seen at a few prominent coastal headlands, mainly along the Hana Highway at Ke\u2019anae<\/strong><\/a> (Site #6) and Wai\u2019anapanapa State Park<\/strong><\/a> (Site #10).\u00a0 Among the seabirds that can often be seen at such points along Maui\u2019s coasts, the ones likely to be of greatest interest to visitors are: Wedge-tailed Shearwater<\/strong><\/a>, Yellow-billed Tropicbird<\/strong><\/a>, Great Frigatebird<\/strong><\/a>, Brown Booby<\/strong><\/a>, Red-footed Booby<\/strong><\/a>, and \u201cHawaiian Noddy\u201d<\/strong><\/a> (a distinct form of Black Noddy<\/strong><\/a> that seems likely to be recognized as a separate species).<\/p>

Day trips to Molokini Islet<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Site #8) offer some of the same species, along with the possibility of Bulwer\u2019s Petrel<\/strong><\/a>, which nests there and can sometimes be seen returning to the islet around dusk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Like the other major islands, Maui has its share of exotic (i.e., non-native) species, including two or three that are not established on the other islands (Mitred Parakeet<\/strong><\/a>, Orange-cheeked Waxbill<\/strong><\/a>, and possibly Golden Pheasant<\/strong><\/a>) and a few that can be found more easily on Maui than on some of the other islands (Chukar<\/strong><\/a>, Black Francolin<\/strong><\/a>, Gray Francolin<\/strong><\/a>, Rosy-faced Lovebird<\/strong><\/a>, Chinese Hwamei<\/strong><\/a>, and Chestnut Munia<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Avitourist\u2019s Guide to Maui Nui The Maui endemic Akohekohe, formerly known as the Crested Honeycreeper.\u00a0 \u00a9 Jim Denny Maui Nui is an archipelago of four islands\u2014Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Kaho\u2019olawe\u2014which would be logistically challenging to explore fully in a single trip.\u00a0 For birds, however, Hawaii\u2019s extinction bottleneck has greatly reduced the possibilities and the 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