The Hawaiian archipelago was a complete ecosystem, but because it was without the usual lineup of predators and prey, herbivores and scavengers, some birds began taking over these niches themselves.

You’ll enjoy watching the Hawaiian birds Kauai offers and listening to them too! Keep scrolling to see our birds of Kauai list and learn how you can have as many Kauai bird sightings as possible.

The Hawaiian petrel is an endangered seabird that resides in the ... Trapped in the lights’ glare, the confused birds circle repeatedly until they fall to the ground from exhaustion or strike the ...

STANTON FINK illustration For millennia, before humans ever set foot in Hawaii, birds ruled the islands. From mountaintop to shoreline, the feathered filled the forests, grasslands, wetlands and ...

He and others blamed avian disease as the “main culprit.” “Hawaiian birds face many threats, but avian malaria, which is a nonnative disease spread by nonnative mosquitoes, is the ...

Catherine Cruz reports on the sihek, an endangered bird that recently returned to the wild and laid eggs at their new Pacific ...

"Hawaiian birds and ocean birds appear most at risk, with populations in danger of collapse if immediate conservation measures are not implemented." Of the more than 800 species of birds in the ...

The Hawaiian Islands are full of astounding beauty and an incredible diversity of plants, insects, and birds. Most people picture the islands—one of the most isolated archipelagoes in the world—as a ...