Diagnostic HWAMEI, Melodius Laughingthrush or Chinese Thrush, Garrulax canorus, 25 cm. / 9 in. Skulks in dense underbrush, a great vocalist. Established cage-escapee from sometime in the early 1900's.

Access road, Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kaua'i, Hawai'ian Islands, USA.

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Tags:   Garrulax canorus Birds of Hawaii Leiothrichidae Chinese Hwamei Laughingthrushes and Allies ©bryanjsmith Leucodioptron canorum

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Diagnostic 'APAPANE, Himatione sanguinea, 13 cm. / 5.25 in. ENDEMIC in forest canopy favoring 'ohi'a lehua tree flowers.

Waimea Canyon, Kaua'i, Hawai'ian Islands, USA.

Tags:   'APAPANE Himatione sanguinea Hawaiian Birds Birds of Hawai'i Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias and Allies

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KOA' E 'ULA or Red-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda melanorhynchos, 93 cm / 36 - 42 in. Seen soaring off the cliffs. Photographed in May 2009.

Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kaua'i, Hawai'i, United States.

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Tags:   Birds of Hawai'i Phaethon rubricauda melanorhynchos Red-tailed Tropicbird KOA'E KEA Phaethon rubricauda Phaethontidae Tropicbirds

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White-rumped Shama, Copsychus malabaricus, 25 cm. / 9 - 11 in. Another great vocalist introduced to Kaua'i in 1931 from Malaysia. COMMON.
Photographed in April 2009.

Wailua River, Kaua'i, Hawai'ian Islands, United States.

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Tags:   Birds of Hawai'i Copsychus Malabaricus White-rumped Shama Muscicapidae Old World Flycatchers ©bryanjsmith

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Red-crested Cardinal, Paroaria coronate, 18 cm. / 7.5 in., actually a member of Tharupidae, Tanagers. Introduced in 1930 from South America and spreading throughout the islands. Also known as Brazilian Cardinal. This RECRCA was seen in a park near the beach. Photographed in April 2009.

Kaua'i, Hawai'i, United States.

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Tags:   Birds of Hawai'i Birds of Kaua'i Red-crested Cardinal Brazilian Cardinal Tharupidae Paroaria coronata Tanagers and Allies

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