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Page 1 Every Star on This Page Equals 2,000 Years. the Hawaiian Every star on this page equals 2,000 years. The Hawaiian honeycreepers ancestors arrived 5,000,000 years ago. The massive extinction of Hawaii s endemic birds began only 1,700 years ago when the first humans arrived! ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** ************************************************** TIMELINE OF HAWAII S ENDEMIC NATIVE LAND BIRD SPECIES EXTINCTIONS RED= 21 ENDANGERED SPECIES PRE HUM AN (111 sp) BY 1778 (54 sp) BY 1960 (37 sp) BY 2000 (28 sp) BY 2020? Flightless Ibis #1 Nene Nene Nene Flightless Ibis #2 Laysan Duck Laysan Duck Laysan Duck Flightless Ibis#3 Hawaiian Duck Hawaiian Duck Hawaiian Duck Moa Nalo #1 Laysan Rail Hawaiian Coot Hawaiian Coot Moa Nalo #2 Haw aiian Ra il Haw aiian Stilt Haw aiian Stilt Moa Nalo #1 Hawaiian Coot Hawaiian Hawk Hawaiian Hawk Moa Nalo #1 Haw aiian Stilt Hawaiian Crow Hawaiian Crow Branta Sp #1 Hawaiian Hawk Millerbird Millerbird Brata Sp #2 Hawaiian Crow Puaiohi Puaiohi Goose #1 Millerbird Kamao Laysan Finch Goose #2 Puaiohi Olomao Nihoa Finch Goose #3 Kamao Omao Palila Rail #1 Olomao Kauai OO Maui Parro tbill Rail #2 Omao Laysan Finch Akiapolau Rail #3 Kauai OO Nihoa Finch Kauai Creeper Rail #4 Oahu OO Palila Hawaii Creeper Rail #5 Bishops OO Poouli Maui Creeper Rail #6 Hawaii OO Ou Kauai Akepa Rail #7 Kioea Maui Parro tbill Hawaii Akepa Rail #8 Laysan Finch Akiapolau Anianiau Rail #9 Nihoa Finch Anianiau Crested Honeycreeper Rail #10 Palila Kauai Amakihi Kauai Amakihi Coot #1 Kona Grossbeak Hawaii Amakihi Hawaii Amakihi Eagle Greater Koa Finch Oahu Amakihi Oahu Amakihi Buteo Lesser Koa Finch Kauai Akialoa Iiwi Harrier Poouli Kauai Creeper Apapane Owl 1 Ou Oahu Creeper Omao Owl 2 Lanai H ookbill Molokai Creeper Elepaio Owl 3 Maui Parro tbill Hawaii Creeper Owl 4 Oahu Nukupuu Maui Creeper Crow 1 Akiapolau Kauai Akepa Crow 2 Anianiau Maui Akepa Crow 3 Kauai Amakihi Hawaii Akepa Thrush 1 Hawaii Amakihi Iiwi Honeyeater 1 Oahu Amakihi Apapane Honeyeater 2 Oahu Akialoa Crested Honeycreeper Honeyeater 3 Lanai Akialoa Elepaio Finch 1 Kauai Akialoa Finch 2 Hawaii Akialoa Finch 3 Kauai Creeper Finch 4 Oahu Creeper Finch 5 Molokai Creeper Finch 6 Hawaii Creeper Finch 7 Maui Creeper Finch 8 Kauai Akepa Finch 9 Oahu akepa Finch 10 Maui Akepa Finch 11 Hawaii Akepa Finch 12 Greater Amakihi Finch 13 Iiwi Finch 14 Apapane Finch 15 Crested Honeycreeper Finch 16 Ula Ai Hawane Finch 17 Elepaio Finch 18 Finch 19 Finch 20 Nene Laysan Duck Hawaiian Duck Laysan Rail Haw aiian Ra il Hawaiian Coot Haw aiian Stilt Hawaiian Hawk Hawaiian Crow Millerbird Puaiohi Kamao Olomao Omao Kauai OO Oahu OO Bishops OO Hawaii OO Kioea Laysan Finch Nihoa Finch Palila Kona Grossbeak Greater Koa Finch Lesser Koa Finch Poouli Ou Lanai H ookbill Maui Parro tbill Oahu Nukupuu Akiapolau Anianiau Kauai Amakihi Hawaii Amakihi Oahu Amakihi Oahu Akialoa Lanai Akialoa Kauai Akialoa Hawaii Akialoa Kauai Creeper Oahu Creeper Molokai Creeper Hawaii Creeper Maui Creeper Kauai Akepa Oahu akepa Maui Akepa Hawaii Akepa Greater Amakihi Iiwi Apapane Crested Honeycreeper Ula Ai Hawane Elepaio.
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