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APPENDIX A: WILDLIFE (FAUNA) SPECIES of GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED Species Island Distribution (Current (Bold) and Historic (Unbold) ) APPENDIX A: WILDLIFE (FAUNA) SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED Species Island Distribution (Current (bold) and historic (unbold) ) e t w an e la i i o itat* ntific ai ai‘i b e w na‘i w roup a ci ame ommoname a ame act she aua‘ i‘ihau ‘ahu oloka‘i ā aui aho‘ a WHI G H S N C N H N F K N O M L M K H N Mammals T Lasiurus cinereus semotus Hawaiian hoary bat ‘ōpe‘ape‘a ‘Ōpe‘ape‘a X X X X X Forest Birds T Moho braccatus Kaua‘i ‘ō‘ō ‘ō‘ō ‘ā‘ā Kaua‘i ‘ō‘ō X Forest Birds T Moho bishopi Bishop’s ‘ō‘ō ‘ō‘ō Bishop's ‘ō‘ō XX? Forest Birds T Corvus hawaiiensis Hawaiian crow ‘alalā Hawaiian Crow X Forest Birds T Chasiempis sandwichensis sclateri Kaua‘i ‘elepaio ‘elepaio Kaua‘i ‘elepaio X Forest Birds T Chasiempis sandwichensis ibidis O‘ahu ‘elepaio ‘elepaio Oahu ‘elepaio X Forest Birds T Chasiempis sandwichensis Hawai‘i ‘elepaio ‘elepaio Hawai‘i ‘elepaio X sandwichensis Forest Birds T Myadestes myadestinus Large Kaua‘i thrush kāma‘o Kāma‘o X Forest Birds T Myadestes lanaiensis Moloka‘i thrush oloma‘o Oloma‘o X? X X X? Forest Birds T Myadestes obscurus Hawai‘i thrush ōma‘o Ōma‘o X Forest Birds T Myadestes palmeri Small Kaua‘i thrush puaiohi Puaiohi X Forest Birds T Psittirostra psittacea ‘ō‘ū ‘ō‘ū ‘Ō‘ū X XX XX X Forest Birds T Loxioides bailleui Palila palila Palila X Forest Birds T Pseudonestor xanthophrys Maui parrotbill kīkēkoa Maui Parrotbill X X Forest Birds T Hemignathus virens Hawai‘i ‘amakihi ‘amakihi Hawai‘i ‘amakihi X X X X Forest Birds T Hemignathus flavus O‘ahu ‘amakihi ‘amakihi O‘ahu ‘amakihi X Forest Birds T Hemignathus kauaiensis Kaua‘i ‘amakihi alawī kihi Kaua‘i ‘amakihi X Forest Birds T Hemignathus parvus Lesser ‘amakihi ‘anianiau ‘Anianiau X Forest Birds T Hemignathus procerus Kaua‘i ‘akialoa ‘akialoa Kaua‘i ‘akialoa X Forest Birds T Hemignathus lucidus hanapepe Kaua‘i nuku pu‘u nuku pu‘u Kaua‘i nuku pu‘u X Forest Birds T Hemignathus lucidus affinis Maui nuku pu‘u nuku pu‘u Maui nuku pu‘u X Forest Birds T Hemignathus munroi ‘akiapōlā‘au ‘akiapōlā‘au ‘Akiapōlā‘au X Forest Birds T Oreomystis bairdi Kaua‘i creeper ‘akikiki ‘Akikiki X Forest Birds T Oreomystis mana Hawai‘i creeper none Hawai‘i creeper X Forest Birds T Paroreomyza maculata O‘ahu creeper ‘alauahio O‘ahu ‘alauahio X Forest Birds T Paroreomyza flammea Moloka‘i creeper kākāwahie Moloka‘i creeper X Forest Birds T Paroreomyza montana Maui creeper ‘alauahio Maui ‘alauahio X X Forest Birds T Loxops caeruleirostris Kaua‘i ‘ākepa ‘akeke‘e ‘Akeke‘e X Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy *T=terrestrial, F=freshwater, A=anchialine, M=marine October 1, 2005 Blue: ESA threatened/endangered; Yellow: ESA Candidate Page A-1 APPENDIX A: WILDLIFE (FAUNA) SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED Species Island Distribution (Current (bold) and historic (unbold) ) e t w an e la i i o itat* ntific ai ai‘i b e w na‘i w roup a ci ame ommoname a ame act she aua‘ i‘ihau ‘ahu oloka‘i ā aui aho‘ a WHI G H S N C N H N F K N O M L M K H N Forest Birds T Loxops coccineus ochraceus Mau‘i ‘ākepa ‘ākepa Maui ‘ākepa X Forest Birds T Loxops coccineus coccineus Hawai‘i ‘ākepa ‘ākepa ‘Ākepa X Forest Birds T Vestiaria coccinea ‘i‘iwi ‘i‘iwi ‘I‘iwi X X X X X X? X Forest Birds T Palmeria dolei Crested honeycreeper ‘ākohekohe ‘Ākohekohe X X Forest Birds T Himatione sanguinea ‘apapane ‘apapane ‘Apapane X X X X X X Forest Birds T Melamprosops phaeosoma Po‘ouli po‘ouli Po‘ouli X Raptors T Buteo solitarius Hawaiian hawk ‘io Hawaiian Hawk XX X Raptors T Asio flammeus sandwichensis Hawaiian short-eared owl pueo Pueo X XXXXXXX Waterbirds T/F/A Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli Black-crowned night ‘auku‘u Black-crowned Night XXXXXX X heron Heron Waterbirds T/F Branta sandvicensis Hawaiian goose nēnē Hawaiian goose X X X X X X X Waterbirds T/F Anas wyvilliana Hawaiian Duck koloa maoli Hawaiian Duck X X X? X X? X Waterbirds T/F Anas laysanensis Laysan Duck none Laysan Duck XXXX XX Waterbirds T/F Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis Hawaiian common ‘alae ‘ula Hawaiian moorhen X X XX? XX moorhen/gallinule Waterbirds T/F Fulica alai Hawaiian coot ‘alae ke‘oke‘o Hawaiian coot X X X X X X X Waterbirds T/F/A Himantopus mexicanus knudseni Hawaiian stilt ae‘o Hawaiian stilt XX X XXX X Seabirds T Phoebastria immutabilis Laysan albatross mōlī Laysan Albatross X X X Seabirds T Phoebastria nigripes Black-footed albatross ka‘upu Black-footed Albatross XX Seabirds T Phoebastria albatrus Short-tailed albatross none Short-tailed Albatross X Seabirds T Pterodroma sandwichensis Hawaiian petrel ‘ua‘u Hawaiian Petrel X X X X X X X Seabirds T Pterodroma hypoleuca Bonin petrel none Bonin Petrel X XXXXXXX Seabirds T Bulweria bulwerii Bulwer’s petrel ‘ou Bulwer's Petrel X X X X X X X X Seabirds T Puffinus pacificus Wedge-tailed shearwater ‘ua‘u kani Wedge-tailed XXXXX XX Shearwater Seabirds T Puffinus nativitatis Christmas shearwater none Christmas Shearwater X X X Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy *T=terrestrial, F=freshwater, A=anchialine, M=marine October 1, 2005 Blue: ESA threatened/endangered; Yellow: ESA Candidate Page A-2 APPENDIX A: WILDLIFE (FAUNA) SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED Species Island Distribution (Current (bold) and historic (unbold) ) e t w an e la i i o itat* ntific ai ai‘i b e w na‘i w roup a ci ame ommoname a ame act she aua‘ i‘ihau ‘ahu oloka‘i ā aui aho‘ a WHI G H S N C N H N F K N O M L M K H N Seabirds T Puffinus auricularis newelli Newell’s shearwater ‘a‘o Newell's Shearwater X X? X X? X? X Seabirds T Oceanodroma castro Band-rumped storm ‘akē‘akē Band-rumped Storm X XX XXXX petrel Petrel Seabirds T Oceanodroma tristrami Tristram’s storm petrel none Tristram's Storm Petrel X Seabirds T Phaethon lepturus White-tailed tropicbird koa‘e kea White-tailed Tropicbird XX XXXXX Seabirds T Phaethon rubricauda Red-tailed tropicbird koa‘e ‘ula Red-tailed Tropicbird X X X X X Seabirds T Sula dactylatra Masked (blue-faced) ‘ā Masked (blue-faced) X X X booby Booby Seabirds T Sula leucogaster Brown booby ‘ā Brown Booby X X X Seabirds T Sula sula Red-footed booby ‘ā Red-footed Booby X X X Seabirds T Fregata minor Great frigatebird ‘iwa Great Frigatebird X X X Seabirds T Sterna lunata Gray-backed tern pākalakala Gray-backed Tern X X Seabirds T Sterna fuscata Sooty tern ‘ewa‘ewa Sooty Tern X X Seabirds T Anous stolidus Brown noddy noio-kōhā Brown Noddy X X X Seabirds T Anous minutus Black noddy noio Black Noddy X X X X X X X X Seabirds T Procelsterna cerulea Blue-gray noddy none Blue-gray Noddy X Seabirds T Gygis alba White (Fairy) tern manu-o-Kū White (Fairy) Tern X X Migratory T/F Anas americana American wigeon none American Wigeon XXXX XX XX Birds Migratory T/F Anas clypeata Northern shoveler koloa mōhā Northern Shoveler XXXX XX XX Birds Migratory T/F Anas acuta Northern pintail koloa māpu Northern Pintail XXXX XX XX Birds Migratory T/F Aythya affinis Lesser scaup none Lesser Scaup XXXX XX XX Birds Migratory T/F/A Pluvialis fulva Pacific golden plover kōlea Pacific Golden Plover XXXXXXX XX Birds Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy *T=terrestrial, F=freshwater, A=anchialine, M=marine October 1, 2005 Blue: ESA threatened/endangered; Yellow: ESA Candidate Page A-3 APPENDIX A: WILDLIFE (FAUNA) SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED Species Island Distribution (Current (bold) and historic (unbold) ) e t w an e la i i o itat* ntific ai ai‘i b e w na‘i w roup a ci ame ommoname a ame act she aua‘ i‘ihau ‘ahu oloka‘i ā aui aho‘ a WHI G H S N C N H N F K N O M L M K H N Migratory T/F/A Heteroscelus incanus Wandering tattler ‘ūlili Wandering Tattler XXXXXXX XX Birds Migratory T/F Numenius tahitiensis Bristle-thighed curlew kioea Bristle-thighed Curlew XXXX X X XX Birds Migratory T/F/A Arenaria interpres Ruddy turnstone ‘akekeke Ruddy Turnstone XXXXXXX XX Birds Migratory T/F Calidris alba Sanderling hunakai Sanderling XXXXXXX XX Birds NWHI T Acrocephalus familiaris kingi Nihoa millerbird none Nihoa Millerbird X passerines NWHI T Telespiza cantans Laysan finch none Laysan finch X passerines NWHI T Telespiza ultima Nihoa finch none Nihoa finch X passerines Invertebrates T Achatinella spp. O‘ahu tree snails none O‘ahu Tree Snails X Invertebrates T Adelocosa anops Kaua‘i cave wolf spider none Kauai cave arthropods X Invertebrates T Spelaeorchestia koloana Kaua‘i cave amphipod none Kauai cave arthropods X Invertebrates T Manduca blackburni Blackburn's sphinx moth none Blackburn's Sphinx XXXXXX Moth Invertebrates - T Order Archaeogastropoda Land snails none Land snails XXXXXXX XX snails Invertebrates - T Order Stylommatophora Land snails none Land snails XXXXXXX X? snails Invertebrates - T Order Acari Mites and Ticks none Mites and Ticks XXXXXXX XX arachnids Invertebrates - T Order Araneae Spiders none Spiders XXXXXXX X? arachnids Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy *T=terrestrial, F=freshwater, A=anchialine, M=marine October 1, 2005 Blue: ESA threatened/endangered; Yellow: ESA Candidate Page A-4 APPENDIX A: WILDLIFE (FAUNA) SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED Species Island Distribution (Current (bold) and historic (unbold) ) e t w an e la i i o itat* ntific ai ai‘i b e w na‘i w roup a ci ame ommoname a ame act she aua‘ i‘ihau ‘ahu oloka‘i ā aui aho‘ a WHI G H S N C N H N F K N O M L M K H N Invertebrates - T Order Pseudoscorpionida Pseudoscorpions none False Scorpions XX X XX arachnids Invertebrates - T Order Archaeognatha Bristlethighs none Bristlethighs XXXXXX? insects Invertebrates - T Order Coleoptera Beetles none Beetles XXXXXXX XX insects Invertebrates - T Order Collembola Springtails none Springtails XXXXXXX insects Invertebrates - T Order Dermaptera Earwigs none Earwigs XXXXXXX XX insects Invertebrates - T Order Diptera True flies none True flies XXXXXXX XX insects Invertebrates - T Order Heteroptera True bugs none True bugs XXXXXXX XX insects Invertebrates - T Order Homoptera Aphids, plant hoppers, none Aphids, Hoppers, XXXXXXX XX insects leaf hoppers, psyllids, Whiteflies, Mealybugs, whiteflies, mealybugs, Scale Insects scales, etc.
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