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Scientific Name
Branta sandvicensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Branta sandvicensis (Vigors, 1834)
Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HAVO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Nēnē, Hawaiian Goose
Park Synonyms
Nesochen sandvicensis
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae
GenusBranta
SpeciesBranta sandvicensis
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Endemic
Abundance
Uncommon
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    Threatened Species; active recovery program since 1974
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Endemics Tags
  • Endemic
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
17
References
21
Vouchers
8
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
mw
Created Date
9/28/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kweisenborn@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/26/2020 9:13:11 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Endangered., Park Species Data Source: Thane K. Pratt. Status has been downlisted from Endangered to Threatened (2019).
Other Parks
Haleakala National Park (HALE)
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site (PUHE)
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