Hawaii's Animals and Wildlife

By H. Douglas Pratt

Book Overview

Hawai'i's wildlife today is an odd mixture of native and introduced species. Seabirds such as boobies, frigatebirds, tropicbirds, terns, and shearwaters find refuge on offshore islets, and songbirds such as cardinals, bulbuls, sparrows, white-eyes, and finches. The most conspicuous mammal is the small Indian mongoose, and skinks, geckos, frogs, and toads add an element absent from pre-human Hawai'i. In rural areas, today's birds and mammals include deer, mouflon sheep, turkeys, pheasants, francolins, partridges, and quail. In lowland forests, feral pigs provide sport for local hunters and all but a few birds are non-natives. In high elevation native forests, native species of honeycreepers, thrushes, and 'elepaios still predominate, and hoary bats, hawks, and insects at night.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1939487307
• ISBN13: 9781939487308
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Mutual Pub
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.4" x 10.9"