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Nene (bird)

This article is about the Hawaiian bird. For other uses, see Nene.

Nene
At Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii, USA
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Branta
Species:
B. sandvicensis
Binomial name
Branta sandvicensis
(Vigors, 1834)[3]
Synonyms
  • Bernicla Sandvicensis (protonym)
  • Nesochen sandvicensis
  • Branta sandwichensis

The Nene (Branta sandvicensis), also known as the nēnē or the Hawaiian goose, is a species of bird endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The Nene is exclusively found in the wild on the islands of Maui, Kauaʻi, Molokai, and Hawaiʻi. In 1957, it was designated as the official state bird of the state of Hawaiʻi.[4][5]

The Hawaiian name nēnē comes from its soft call.[6] The specific name sandvicensis refers to the Sandwich Islands, a former name for the Hawaiian Islands.[7]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Branta sandvicensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22679929A194369606. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22679929A194369606.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Vigors, 1834. Bernicla Sandvicensis (protonym). Proc. Zool. Soc. London, Part 2, no. 17, p. 43. BHL
  4. ^ "Nene". State Symbols USA. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  5. ^ "59 Hawaii Facts". Meet The USA. 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference wehewehe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference DSBN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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