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Nene
Branta sandvicensis (Vigors, NA 1834)
The nene, also known as the nēnē or the Hawaiian goose, is a species of bird 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 Oahu, Maui, Kauaʻi, Molokai, and Hawaiʻi. Source: Wikipedia
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Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Branta
Scientific:
Branta sandvicensis
Classification
Order:Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Branta
Scientific:
Branta sandvicensis
Original description
Citation:
(Vigors, NA 1834)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
pt.2, no.17 p.43
Imprint year:
1834
Protonym:
Bernicla sandvicensis
Type locality:
Hawaiian Islands.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96158#page/55/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
EDB18078B9A2C905
Avibase ID:
avibase-EDB18078
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/EDB18078
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175016
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
- Branta sandvicensis: upland lava flows of Hawaii; introduced to Maui
Source: Clements checklist
Nene
Catalan:
Oca de les Hawaii
Czech:
berneška havajská
Danish:
Hawaiigås
German:
Hawaiigans
Spanish:
Barnacla Nené
Spanish (Spain):
Barnacla Nené
Finnish:
havaijinhanhi
French:
Bernache néné
Croatian:
havajska guska
Hungarian:
hawaii lúd
Icelandic:
Hraungæs
Italian:
Oca delle Hawaii
Japanese (romaji):
hawaigan
Japanese:
ハワイガン
Lithuanian:
Havajinė berniklė
Dutch:
Hawaiigans
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Hawaiigås
Norwegian:
Hawaiigås
Polish:
bernikla hawajska
Portuguese:
Ganso-havaiano
Portuguese (Portugal):
ganso-havaiano
Russian:
Гавайская казарка
Slovak:
bernikla vlnkovaná
Serbian:
Havajska guska (nene)
Swedish:
hawaiigås
Ukrainian:
Казарка гавайська
Chinese:
夏威夷黑雁
Chinese (Traditional):
夏威夷雁〔黃頸黑雁〕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Nesochen sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Hawaiian Goose ( Nesochen sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Nesochen sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Nesochen sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Nesochen sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Nesochen sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Bernache néné ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Bernache néné ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 1st edition: Nene Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements, version 2021: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements, version 2022: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements, version 2023: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements, version 2024: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Nene Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 4th edition: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 6th edition: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements, version 2015: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements, version 2016: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements, version 2017: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements, version 2018: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Clements, version 2019: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| eBird version 1.50: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| eBird version 1.52: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| eBird version 1.53: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| eBird version 1.54: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| eBird version 1.55: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| eBird version 2015: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| eBird version 2016: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| eBird version 2017: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| eBird version 2018: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| eBird version 2019: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| eBird version 2021: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| eBird version 2022: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| eBird version 2023: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| eBird version 2024: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Hawaiian Goose ( Nesochen sandvicensis) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Branta sandvicensis |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Nesochen sandvicensis |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Branta sandvicensis |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Nene ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Hawaiian Goose ( Branta sandvicensis) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Branta sandvicensis |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Branta sandvicensis |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
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Arabic: اوزة هاواي
Bulgarian: Хавайска гъска
Catalan: Oca de Hawaii, Oca de les Hawaii
Montenegrin: havajska guska, хавајска гуска
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): хавајска гуска
Czech: Berneška havajská
Chuvash: Гавайи хурĕ
Danish: Hawaiigås
German: Hawaiigans, Nene, Sandwichgans
English: Hawaiian Goose, Nene, Nene Goose
English (Hawaii): Nēnē - Hawaiian Goose
English, HBW: Hawaiian Goose
English, Hawaii: Nēnē - Hawaiian Goose
English (IOC): Nene
English (United States): Hawaiian Goose
Esperanto: Havaja ansero
Spanish: Barnacla Hawaiana, Barnacla nené, Ganso hawaiano
Spanish (Spain): Barnacla Nené
Spanish (HBW): Hawaiian Goose
Spanish (Mexico): Ganso Nené
Estonian: nenelagle
Finnish: Havaijinhanhi, nene
French: Bernache d‘Hawaii, Bernache des Île Sandwich, Bernache des Sandwich, Bernache d'Hawaï, Bernache néné, Oie Néné
Friulian: ocje hawaiiane
Hawaiian: Nene, Nēnē
Hebrew: אווז הוואי
Croatian: havajska guska
Hungarian: hawaii lúd
Icelandic: Hraungæs
Italian: Nene, Ne'-ne', Oca delle Hawaii
Japanese (romaji): hawaigan
Japanese: ハワイガン
Kara-Kalpak: нене
Kazakh: Гавайя қарашақазы, Гавая қарашақазы, нене
Kirghiz: Гавая дудук казы, нене
Scientific: Anser sandvicensis, Branta sandvicensis, Branta sandwichensis, Nesochen sandvicensis
Lithuanian: Havajinė berniklė
Maltese: nene
Dutch: Hawaii gans, Hawaiigans, Hawaii-gans
Norwegian Nynorsk: Hawaiigås
Norwegian: Hawaiigås
Polish: bernikla hawajska
Portuguese: Ganso-havaiano
Portuguese (Portugal): ganso-havaiano
Russian: Гавайская казарка
Yakut: Һауайи хардырҕаһа
Slovak: Bernikla vlnkovaná
Slovenian: Havajska gos
Serbian: Havajska guska, Havajska guska (nene)
Swedish: Hawaiigås
Turkish: Nene
Tatar: Гавай казаркасы , Гавайлар казаркасы
Ukrainian: Казарка гавайська
Uzbek: Гавай казаркаси
Chinese: 夏威夷黑雁
Chinese (Traditional): 夏威夷雁〔黃頸黑雁〕
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