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World’s rarest goose...spend most
time on the ground but can fly.
time on the ground but can fly.
Kilauea Point
Kaua’i
18Feb2014
Hawaiian Goose*
Branta sandvicensis
(L22-26" Wt 1.7-5.6 lb)
Hunting and introduced
predators reduced population
to 30 birds in 1952.
predators reduced population
to 30 birds in 1952.
• successfully reintroduced in
2004
2004
• current population is 2,500
IUCN Watch
List Status is
Vulnerable
List Status is
Vulnerable
State bird of
Hawaii (only
endangered
state bird)
Hawaii (only
endangered
state bird)
Branta in Old Norse means burnt
goose alluding to the black plumage;
sandvicensis is after the Sandwich
Islands, former name of the Hawaiian
Islands.
goose alluding to the black plumage;
sandvicensis is after the Sandwich
Islands, former name of the Hawaiian
Islands.
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