List of species of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

This is a list of the species that inhabit the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Except for researchers and volunteers living on Midway Atoll, Kure Atoll, and Tern Island, the leeward islands are uninhabited by people but home to at least 7000 species ranging from marine mammals, fish, sea turtles, birds and invertebrates. Many of these species are rare or endangered and at least 25% are endemic to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. This list identifies which islands the species lives on, and whether the species is endemic to the NWHI.

Animals

Birds

NihoaNeckerFrench Frigate ShoalsGardner PinnaclesLaysanLisianskiPearl and HermesMidwayKureEndemic?
Laysan albatross YYYYYYYYY
Nihoa finch YEndemic
Blue noddy YYYY
Nihoa millerbird YEndemic
Red-footed booby YYYYYYYYY
Laysan finch YYEndemic
Brown noddy YYYYYYYYY
Laysan duck YYEndemic
Bristle-thighed curlew YYYYYYYYY
Pacific golden plover YYYYYYYYY
Grey-backed tern YYYYYYYYY
Ruddy turnstone YYYYYYYYY
Black-footed albatross YYYYYYYYY
Great frigatebird YYYYYYYYY
White tern YYYYYYYY
Short-tailed albatross YYYYYYYYY
Black noddy YYYYYYYYY
Wedge-tailed shearwater YYYYYYYYY
Brown booby YYYYYYYYY
Christmas shearwater YYYYYYY
Masked booby YYYYYYYYY
Sooty tern YYYYYYYYY
Bonin petrel YYYYYYYYY

Plants

NihoaNeckerFrench Frigate ShoalsGardner PinnaclesLaysanLisianskiPearl and HermesMidwayKureEndemic?
Amaranthus brownii YEndemic
Boerhavia repens YYYYY
Chenopodium oahuense YYYYY
Cyperus pennatiformis YEndemic
Cyperus polystachyos YYYY
Eragrostis paupera YYYY
Eragrostis variabilis YYYYYY
Fimbristylis cymosa YYYY
Ipomoea indica YYYY
Ipomoea pes-caprae YYYYYYY
Portulaca lutea YYYYYYY
Pritchardia remota YEndemic
Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium YY
Schiedea verticillata YEndemic
Sesbania tomentosa YY
Sesuvium portulacastrum YYYY
Sicyos pachycarpus YYYY
Solanum nelsonii YYYYY
Tribulus cistoides YYYYYYY

References

  • Rauzon, Mark J. (2001). Isles of Refuge: Wildlife and History of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-2209-9.
  • Amerson Jr., A. Binion (1975). "Species Richness on the Nondisturbed Northwestern Hawaiian Islands". Ecology. Ecological Society of America. 56 (2): 435–444. doi:10.2307/1934974. JSTOR 1934974.
  • "Encyclopedia of the Sanctuary Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument". Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument website. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Retrieved 2008-05-01. This Encyclopedia is meant to provide natural history information, video clips, still images, and additional resources to find more information about the marine life found within the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
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