Kakahai‘a National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan
Appendix A. Kakahai‘a NWR Species List*
*Species currently present and/or historically recorded on the Refuge
Animal Species Common Name Scientific Name Hawaiian Name Invertebrates, Aquatic Dragonfly Anax junius Pinao Orange-black Hawaiian damselfly Megalagrion xanthomelas Pinapinao Invertebrates, Terrestrial Paper wasp Polistes exclamans Centipede Scolopendra subspinipes Kanapī Cockroach Periplaneta americana Scorpion Isometrus maculatus Kopiana Fish Liberty/Mexican molly Poecilia ssp Mosquito fish Gambusia affinis Striped mullet Mugil cephalus ‘Ama ‘ama Tilapia Oreochromis ssp Reptiles and Amphibians American toad Bufo americanus Common house gecko Hemidactylus frenatus Mo‘o ‘alā Green anole lizard Anolis carolinensis porcatus Mammals Axis deer Axis axis Kia Cat Felis catus Popoki Dog Canis familiaris ‘Īlio House mouse Mus musculus ‘Iole Rat, Polynesian Rattus exulans ‘Iole Rat, Norway Rattus norvegicus ‘Iole Rat, Black Rattus rattus ‘Iole Small Indian mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus Manakuke Hawaiian Waterbirds Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli ‘Auku‘u Hawaiian coot Fulica alai ‘Alae ke‘oke‘o Hawaiian duck Anas wyvilliana Koloa maoli Hawaiian moorhen Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis ‘Alae ‘ula Hawaiian stilt Hemantopus mexicanus knudseni Ae‘o Migratory Birds Herons Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis Great blue heron Ardea herodias Geese and Ducks American wigeon Anas americana Blue-winged teal Anas discors Brant Branta bernicla
Appendix A: Species List A-1
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Common Name Scientific Name Hawaiian Name Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Canada goose Branta canadensis Canvasback Aythya valisineria Eurasian wigeon Anas penelope Fulvous whistling duck Dendrocygna bicolor Gadwall Anas strepera Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons Green-winged teal Anas crecca Lesser scaup Aythya affinis Northern pintail Anas acuta Koloa māpu Northern shoveler Anas clypeata Koloa mohā Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris Shorebirds Long-billed dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Pacific golden plover Pluvialis fulva Kōlea Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres ‘Akekeke Sanderling Calidris alba Hunakai Short-billed dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Wandering tattler Heteroscelus incanus ‘Ūlilī Raptors Barn owl Tyto alba Hawaiian short-eared owl Asio flammeus sandwichensis Pueo Non-Native Passerine Birds Gallinaceous Birds Black francolin Francolinus francolinus Gray francolin Francolinus pondicerianus Mynas Common myna Acridotheres tristis White-Eyes Japanese white-eye Zosterops japonicas Northern mockingbird Mimus polyglottos White-rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus Cardinals and Sparrows House sparrow Passer domesticus Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis Red-crested cardinal Paroaria coronate Finches House finch Carpodacus mexicanus Waxbills and Mannikins African silverbill Lonchura cantans Nutmeg manikin Lonchura punctulata Doves Rock dove Columba livia Spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis Zebra dove Geopelia striata
A-2 Appendix A: Species List
Kakahai‘a National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan
Plant Species Common Name Scientific Name Hawaiian Name Australian saltbush Atriplex sp. Bassia Bassia hyssopifolia Bermuda grass Cynodon dactyron Manienie Buffel grass Cenchrus ciliaris California bulrush Schoenoplectus californicus ‘Aka‘akai California grass Brachiaria mutica Castor bean Ricinus communis Coconut Cocos nucifera Niu Coral vine Antigonon leptopus Cuba jute Sida rhombifolia Duckweed Azolla sp. False daisy Eclipta alba (prostrate) False kamani Calophyllum inophyllum False mallow Malvastrum coromandelianum Fingergrass Chloris sp. Goosefoot Chenopodium murale Grass Echinochloa sp. Guinea grass Panicum maximum Hibiscus Hibiscus tiliaceus Hau Java plum Syzygium cumini Khaki Alternanthera pungens Leucaena Leucana leucocephala Koa haole Long thorn kiawe Prosopis juliflora Kiawe Marsh fleabane Pluchea indica Marsh fleabane hybrid Pluchea x fosbergii Mesquite Prosopis pallida Kiawe Monkeypod Samanea saman Native bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Kaluhā Pickleweed Batis maritima ‘Akulikuli kai Portia tree Thespesia populnea Milo Primrose willow Ludwigia octovalvis Saltmarsh bulrush Bolboschoenus maritimus Kaluhā Screw pine Pandanus tectorius Hala Sea purslane Sesuvium portulacastrum ‘Akulikuli Seaside heliotrope Heliotropium curassavicum Kīpūkai Sedge Pycreus (Cyperus) polystachyos Scarlet spiderling Boerhavia coccinea Slender mimosa Desmanthus virgatus Smooth flatsedge Cyperus laevigatus Makaloa Sourbush Pluchea odorata Sprangletop Leptochloa uninervia Torpedo grass Panicum repens Uhaloa Waltheria indica ‘Uhaloa Yellow ilima Sida fallax ‘Ilima
Appendix A: Species List A-3
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A-4 Appendix A: Species List