Bird Checklist for H o‘omaluhia Botanical Garden

Common Mynah White-rumped Shama or Shama Thrush Acridotheres tristis Copsychus malabaricus - extremely vocal with loud screeching - melodious songbird with a ‘Tck’ alarm call - often seen in boisterous groups - follows gardeners for handouts - native to Asia - native to & SE. Asia

Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis - males are bright red and females are light Red-crested or Brazilian Cardinal brown Paroaria coronata - pairs mate for life and stay together year-round - juveniles have a brown crest and follow their - clear whistling song parents around, waiting to be fed - native to N. America - native to S. America

Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Red-vented Bulbul - eats fruits, and nectar Pycnonotus cafer - loud chattering songs early in the morning - eats anything: orchid flower buds, baby - native to tropical Asia - notoriously clever at getting food - native to India Black-crowned Night Heron or ‘Auku‘u Nycticorax nycticorax - native to , also found worldwide - stands very still near water to ambush prey Cattle Egret - eats fish, frogs, small birds Bubulcus ibis - follow cattle and lawn­mowers to find insects - has orange-buff plumes during breeding Common Waxbill -native to & Estrilda astrild - look for flocks feeding in grassy areas in afternoon Finch or Java Rice Sparrow - native to Sub-Saharan Africa oryzivora - travel in groups to feed on grass Hawaii Coot or ‘Alae ke‘oke‘o - native to Fulica alai - native to Hawaii, endangered - eats plants, insects, fish Red-Billed Leiothrix - lobed (not webbed) feet Leiothrix lutea - call is a short, harsh croak - loud melodios warble - secretive, forages in shady underbrush - native to India

Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla Japanese White-eye or Mejiro - flocks found in grassy areas Zosterops japonicus - native to Tropical Asia - small songbird - solitary, can be hard to spot in the trees - native to E. Asia

Nutmeg Mannikin Pacific Golden Plover or Kolea Lonchura punctulata Pluvialis fulva - eats grass seed - native to Hawaii - highly social - migrates between Hawaii and Alaska - native to Asia - return to the same grassy territory year after year Also seen in the garden: , , House Sparrow and Mallard Duck.