Birding Resources

Birding Resources

• State of Hawai’i’s Department of Land and Natural Resources Native Birds of Hawai’i.
• The Birds of the Hawaiian Islands Checklist by Robert and Peter Pyle. Bishop Museum Hawai’i Biological Survey.
• Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project has a variety of resources on Hawaiian ecosystems and job/volunteer listings.
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Forest Birds. 
• American Bird Conservancy’s Hawai’i Program.
• Hawai’i Wildlife Center: rehabilitation center for birds of Hawai’i
• San Diego Zoo’s Hawaiian Forest Bird facilities.
• Hawaii’s Birds: A Vanishing Treasure Complete (1989)
• Bell, E. 2019. The Evolution of Hawaiian Honeycreepers.
• Hawaii’s Native Forest Birds Interactive Website: We are thrilled to share with you a new educational resource – Hawai‘i’s Forest Birds: A Learning Resource, Maui & Kaua‘i Edition! This captivating interactive is now up and running for learners and partners to use. We invite you to explore this Multimedia Gallery™ program, share it, and let us know if you have any feedback, suggestions, or questions. We welcome your input and are excited for this learning tool to engage teachers, students and families across Hawai‘i and the globe!

Field Guides

• Denny, Jim. 2009. A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Hawai’i. University of Hawai’i Press.
• Hawai’i Audubon Society. Hawai’i’s Birds.
• Pratt, H. Douglas. 2013. A Pocket Guide to Hawai’i’s Birds and their Habitats, 2nd edition. Mutual Publishing.
• Audubon Bird Guide App
• The CornellLab Merlin Bird ID App
• eBird

Books

• Pratt, H. Douglas. 2005. Hawaiian Honeycreepers. OUP Oxford.Powell, Alvin. 2008.
• The Race to Save the World’s Rarest Bird: The Discovery and Death of the Po’ouli. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books.
• Pratt, Thane K., Carter T. Atkinson, Paul Christian Banko, James D. Jacobi, Bethany Lee Woodworth, editors. 2009. Conservation Biology of Hawaiian Forest Birds: Implications for Avifauna. Yale University Press.
• Walther, Michael. 2016. Extinct Birds of Hawai’i. Mutual Publishing, LLC.
• Ziegler, Alan. 2002. Hawaiian Natural History, Ecology, and Evolution. University of Hawai’i Press.

See and Hear the Birds

• http://www.bird-sounds.net
• Sounds Hawaiian is a website full of recordings of Hawaiian birds and more.
• Hawaii Public Radio’s Manu Minute features Hawaiian birds each week.
• Extinction Room ‘Ākohekohe
• ‘Akohekohe Interactive Page
• DLNR Virtual Field Trips. Brings Hawaiʻi’s natural resources to you, wherever you are.
• Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds
• Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project YouTube Channel

General Birding Links

• Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• Birds of The World
• Birding for Beginners
• The Audubon Guide to Birding
• Feather atlas and identification tool
• Ornithology resources for all ages

Injured Birds

We do not take care of injured birds. Please see guides from resources below. Please do not attempt to feed or take care of injured animals on your own. Please contact the appropriate people. 

• DLNR Downed Wildlife
• Hawai’i Audubon Society Injured Birds
• Maui nui Seabird Recovery Project Found a Bird?
• Hawai’i Wildlife Center

Also see Birding on Maui.