Subspecies endemic to Hawaii
               ...once widely distributed, now
               only on Kaua’a and O’ahu.
          
         
            
               Gallinula galeata sandvicensis
            
               (L 13" WS 8.5")
          
         
            
               Hanalei NWR
            
               Kaua‘i
            
               18Feb2014
          
         
            
               Near Waimea
            
               Kaua‘i
            
               19Feb2014
          
         
            
                Listed as
               Endangered
               by the U.S.
               Fish & Wildlife
               Service
          
         
            
               © BirdNote,
            
               Bob Sundstrom
          
         
            
               Gallinula is Latin for little hen;
               galeata is Latin for
 helmeted.