Year of the Forest Birds

2024 is Ka Makahiki o Nā Manu Nahele: The Year of the Forest Birds, a time to celebrate the jewels of our Hawaiian forests.

DOFAW has come up with this amazing website as a resource for learning about these amazing birds: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/manu/

Want to see the birds for yourself? This website lists locations where birds can be found on the different islands: https://hawaiibirdingtrails.hawaii.gov/

Honeycreepers

Birds Not Mosquitos: https://www.birdsnotmosquitoes.org
Learn about efforts to save our native birds by reducing the mosquito population.

Symphony of Hawaiian Birds: http://www.symphonyofhawaiianbirds.com
Learn about hula, music, bird calls, and Hawaiian birds. Includes a unit plan for learning about native birds.
View a playlist of the music and accompanying videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsIEWzNA4v2BGxm5r6L93M1TJ5jcY1Vhy

Hawaiian Honeycreeper Conservation: https://view.genial.ly/634710a5afaa2300181c58fb 
A fully interactive unit about the evolution of Hawaiian Honeycreepers, challenges they face, and hope for the future.

Hawaii Forest Birds: https://cgee-hamline.org/MMGWeb/HIFB/
A learning resource. Includes a lesson plan for learning about different types of beaks.

Kauai Forest Bird Recovery Project: https://kauaiforestbirds.org/tools-for-teachers/

Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project: www.mauiforestbirds.org 

A moving video and other information about the birds on Haleakala from the National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/hale/index.htm

More Forest Birds

The honeycreepers get a lot of attention, but there are other birds unique to our Hawaii forests, such as the alala (now extinct in the wild), the pueo, and io.

Alala Project: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/alalaproject/

Io (Hawaiian hawk): https://www.fws.gov/story/species-spotlight-hawaiian-hawk-io