Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis) - HBW 1, p. 583
French: Bernache néné
German: Hawaiigans
Spanish: Barnacla Nené
Other common names: Néné, Néné Goose
Taxonomy: Anser sandvicensis Vigors, 1833, Hawaiian Islands.
Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Nesochen. Monotypic.
Distribution: Hawaii I; reintroduced to Maui I, where may formerly have bred.
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A group of birds swimming in a pond with increasingly dense fog. Locality Upper Maulua Unit, Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 March 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 50 sec 4.4 -
Two ringed birds grazing on the grass Locality Mauna Kea, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 30 September 2007 5 years ago 34 sec 4.2 -
Several birds at the edge of a pond and entering the water, then calling softly. Locality Upper Maulua Unit, Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 March 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 54 sec 4 -
A group of birds giving soft calls from a pond in dense fog. Locality Upper Maulua Unit, Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 March 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 35 sec 4 -
A group of juveniles feeding on grass Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 10 May 2007 4 years ago 14 sec 4 -
A close-up of a bird eating grass Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 August 2007 5 years ago 35 sec 3.9
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An adult standing beside a pond.
Locality Kona, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 9 April 2010 29 weeks ago 4 -
feeding on grass
Locality Sigean, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Georges Olioso 16 July 2009 3 years ago 4 -
adult portrait
Locality Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Georges Olioso 21 August 2005 4 years ago 4 -
adult bird grazing
Locality Sigean, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Georges Olioso 21 August 2005 4 years ago 4 -
A close-up.
Locality Kilauea Point, Kauai, Hawaiian Islands
Dani Valverde 15 April 2009 2 years ago 3.4 -
A Nene goose at Hilton Waikoloa Hotel
Locality Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands
lena.avonavi 8 November 2009 15 weeks ago 3.3
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A bird calling Locality Regent's Park, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2010 3 years ago 4.5 -
Soft calls given by a group of birds walking at the edge of a pond, and entering the water. Locality Upper Maulua Unit, Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 March 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Soft calls given by a group of birds in the water. Locality Upper Maulua Unit, Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 March 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Calls of 2 individuals Locality Regent's Park, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 7 February 2010 3 years ago 4 -
Calls in excitement Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 4 years ago 4 -
A bird calling with a mournful quality Locality Regent's Park, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2010 3 years ago 3
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