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Branta sandvicensis
Branta sandvicensis
Hawaiian Goose, Nene
Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 6666 6666 0913 0171 (2013-09-10)

Copyright © 2013 California Academy of Sciences

 
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  • date of photo  Apr 8, 2012
  • location   Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, The Big Island (Hawaii, US)
  • notes   The Nene, also known as Nēnē and Hawaiian Goose, (Branta sandvicensis) is a species of goose endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The official bird of the state of Hawaiʻi, the Nene is exclusively found in the wild on the islands of Maui, Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi. The Hawaiian name Nēnē comes from its soft call. Evolved from the Canada Goose.
  • CalAcademy slide #   Hawaiian Goose (endangered) 120408 _D330956
  • photo category: Animal - Bird
  • original filename: Hawaiian Goose (endangered) 120408 _D330956.jpg

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Hawaiian Goose, Nene (photographer)
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