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Kauai

This checklist includes all bird species found in Kauai , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

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Country or region: Kauai [map]

Other names: Kauai County

Number of species: 208
Number of endemics: 11
Number of globally threatened species: 20
Number of extinct species: 4
Number of introduced species: 42
Date last reviewed: 2017-12-17
Last modified: 2024-08-03

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	Rare/Accidental
Emperor Goose	Anser canagicus	Rare/Accidental
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Rare/Accidental
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	Rare/Accidental
Brant	Branta bernicla	Rare/Accidental
Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii	Rare/Accidental
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Rare/Accidental
Hawaiian Goose	Branta sandvicensis	Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus	Rare/Accidental
Baikal Teal	Sibirionetta formosa	Rare/Accidental
Garganey	Spatula querquedula
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	Rare/Accidental
Cinnamon Teal	Spatula cyanoptera	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata
Gadwall	Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	Rare/Accidental
American Wigeon	Mareca americana
Hawaiian Duck	Anas wyvilliana	Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Introduced species
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca	Rare/Accidental
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria	Rare/Accidental
Redhead	Aythya americana	Rare/Accidental
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Rare/Accidental
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis
Surf Scoter	Melanitta perspicillata	Rare/Accidental
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Rare/Accidental
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	Rare/Accidental
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
California Quail	Callipepla californica	Introduced species
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	Introduced species
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Introduced species
Green Pheasant	Phasianus versicolor	Introduced species
Indian Peafowl	Pavo cristatus	Introduced species
Red Junglefowl	Gallus gallus	Introduced species
Gray Francolin	Ortygornis pondicerianus	Introduced species
Black Francolin	Francolinus francolinus	Introduced species
Japanese Quail	Coturnix japonica	Introduced species Near-threatened
Chukar	Alectoris chukar	Introduced species
Erckel's Spurfowl	Pternistis erckelii	Introduced species
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Rare/Accidental
Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	Rare/Accidental
Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Rare/Accidental
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	Introduced species
Spotted Dove	Spilopelia chinensis	Introduced species
Zebra Dove	Geopelia striata	Introduced species
Mourning Dove	Zenaida macroura	Introduced species
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Common Gallinule	Gallinula galeata
Hawaiian Coot	Fulica alai	Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-necked Stilt	Himantopus mexicanus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus	Rare/Accidental
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Semipalmated Plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Bristle-thighed Curlew	Numenius tahitiensis	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Rare/Accidental
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Marbled Godwit	Limosa fedoa	Rare/Accidental
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	Rare/Accidental
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Rare/Accidental
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Snipe	Gallinago delicata	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Rare/Accidental
Gray-tailed Tattler	Tringa brevipes	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Wandering Tattler	Tringa incana
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
Willet	Tringa semipalmata	Rare/Accidental
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	Rare/Accidental
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Rare/Accidental
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Rare/Accidental
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Rare/Accidental
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Rare/Accidental
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri	Rare/Accidental
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus	Rare/Accidental
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Rare/Accidental
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	Rare/Accidental
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Rare/Accidental
Common Gull	Larus canus
Short-billed Gull	Larus brachyrhynchus	Rare/Accidental
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Rare/Accidental
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Rare/Accidental
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	Rare/Accidental
Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus glaucescens	Rare/Accidental
Slaty-backed Gull	Larus schistisagus	Rare/Accidental
White Tern	Gygis alba	Rare/Accidental
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus
Black Noddy	Anous minutus
Blue-gray Noddy	Anous ceruleus
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	Rare/Accidental
Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus	Rare/Accidental
Gray-backed Tern	Onychoprion lunatus	Rare/Accidental
Least Tern	Sternula antillarum	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	Rare/Accidental
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Rare/Accidental
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Rare/Accidental
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae
White-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon lepturus
Red-billed Tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus	Rare/Accidental
Red-tailed Tropicbird	Phaethon rubricauda
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Laysan Albatross	Phoebastria immutabilis	Near-threatened
Black-footed Albatross	Phoebastria nigripes	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Short-tailed Albatross	Phoebastria albatrus	Vulnerable
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Leach's Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates castro
Tristram's Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates tristrami
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis
Kermadec Petrel	Pterodroma neglecta	Rare/Accidental
Murphy's Petrel	Pterodroma ultima
Mottled Petrel	Pterodroma inexpectata	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Juan Fernandez Petrel	Pterodroma externa	Vulnerable
Hawaiian Petrel	Pterodroma sandwichensis	Endangered
White-necked Petrel	Pterodroma cervicalis	Rare/Accidental
Black-winged Petrel	Pterodroma nigripennis	Rare/Accidental
Cook's Petrel	Pterodroma cookii	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Bulwer's Petrel	Bulweria bulwerii	Rare/Accidental
Tahiti Petrel	Pseudobulweria rostrata	Near-threatened
Streaked Shearwater	Calonectris leucomelas	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Flesh-footed Shearwater	Ardenna carneipes	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Wedge-tailed Shearwater	Ardenna pacifica
Buller's Shearwater	Ardenna bulleri	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Near-threatened
Short-tailed Shearwater	Ardenna tenuirostris	Rare/Accidental
Christmas Shearwater	Puffinus nativitatis	Rare/Accidental
Newell's Shearwater	Puffinus newelli	Endemic Critically endangered
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Frigatebird	Fregata ariel	Rare/Accidental
Great Frigatebird	Fregata minor
SULIFORMES: Sulidae
Red-footed Booby	Sula sula
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster
Masked Booby	Sula dactylatra	Rare/Accidental
Blue-footed Booby	Sula nebouxii
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Snowy Egret	Egretta thula	Rare/Accidental
Green Heron	Butorides virescens	Rare/Accidental
Western Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Introduced species
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Rare/Accidental
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
White-faced Ibis	Plegadis chihi	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	Rare/Accidental
Northern Harrier	Circus hudsonius	Rare/Accidental
White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	Rare/Accidental
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Introduced species
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Belted Kingfisher	Megaceryle alcyon	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Merlin	Falco columbarius	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	Rare/Accidental
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
Kauai Elepaio	Chasiempis sclateri	Endemic Near-threatened
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Varied Tit	Sittiparus varius	Extirpated
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Eurasian Skylark	Alauda arvensis	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Red-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus cafer	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae
Japanese Bush Warbler	Horornis diphone	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Warbling White-eye	Zosterops japonicus	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae
Red-billed Leiothrix	Leiothrix lutea	Introduced species
Chinese Hwamei	Garrulax canorus	Introduced species
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush	Pterorhinus pectoralis	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Northern Mockingbird	Mimus polyglottos	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Kamao	Myadestes myadestinus	Endemic Extinct
Puaiohi	Myadestes palmeri	Endemic Critically endangered
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
White-rumped Shama	Copsychus malabaricus	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Mohoidae
Kauai Oo	Moho braccatus	Endemic Extinct
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
African Silverbill	Euodice cantans	Introduced species
Java Sparrow	Padda oryzivora	Introduced species Endangered
Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata	Introduced species
Chestnut Munia	Lonchura atricapilla	Introduced species
Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild	Introduced species
Red Avadavat	Amandava amandava	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Akikiki	Oreomystis bairdi	Endemic Critically endangered
Apapane	Himatione sanguinea	Endemic (country/region)
Iiwi	Drepanis coccinea	Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Ou	Psittirostra psittacea	Endemic (country/region) Critically endangered
Kauai Nukupuu	Hemignathus hanapepe	Endemic Critically endangered
Oahu Nukupuu	Hemignathus lucidus	Endemic (country/region) Extinct
Kauai Akialoa	Akialoa stejnegeri	Endemic Extinct
Anianiau	Magumma parva	Endemic Endangered
Kauai Amakihi	Chlorodrepanis stejnegeri	Endemic Endangered
Akekee	Loxops caeruleirostris	Endemic Critically endangered
Hawaii Akepa	Loxops coccineus	Endemic (country/region) Endangered
House Finch	Haemorhous mexicanus	Introduced species
Yellow-fronted Canary	Crithagra mozambica	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Western Meadowlark	Sturnella neglecta	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalis cardinalis	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Thraupidae
Red-crested Cardinal	Paroaria coronata	Introduced species
Saffron Finch	Sicalis flaveola	Introduced species

References (partial list)