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Nene (bird)
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| At Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii, USA | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Branta |
| Species: | B. sandvicensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Branta sandvicensis | |
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The nene (Branta sandvicensis), also known as the nēnē or the Hawaiian goose, is a species of bird endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The nene is exclusively found in the wild on the islands of Oahu,[4] Maui, Kauaʻi, Molokai, and Hawaiʻi. In 1957, it was designated as the official state bird of the state of Hawaiʻi.[5]
The Hawaiian name nēnē comes from its soft call.[6] The specific name sandvicensis refers to the Sandwich Islands, a former name for the Hawaiian Islands.[7]
- ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Branta sandvicensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22679929A194369606. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22679929A194369606.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Vigors, 1834. Bernicla Sandvicensis (protonym). Proc. Zool. Soc. London, Part 2, no. 17, p. 43. BHL
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