Nēnē-nui, the Glossary
The nēnē-nui (Hawaiian: "great nēnē") or wood-walking goose (translation of Branta hylobadistes) is an extinct species of goose that once inhabited Maui and possibly (or closely related species) Kauaokinai, Ookinaahu and perhaps Molokaokinai in the Hawaiian Islands.[1]
Table of Contents
18 relations: American Ornithological Society, Aridity, Branta rhuax, Canada goose, Fossil, Goose, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian language, Helen F. James, Holocene, Kauai, Maui, Moa-nalo, Molokai, Nene (bird), Oahu, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Storrs L. Olson.
- Branta
- Taxa named by Helen F. James
- Taxa named by Storrs L. Olson
American Ornithological Society
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is an ornithological organization based in the United States.
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Aridity
Aridity is the condition of a region that severely lacks available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life.
Branta rhuax
Branta rhuax, the giant Hawaii goose, is an extinct goose endemic to the island of Hawaiokinai. Nēnē-nui and Branta rhuax are Branta, extinct birds of Hawaii, Holocene extinctions and Late Quaternary prehistoric birds.
Canada goose
The Canada goose (Branta canadensis), sometimes called Canadian goose, is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. Nēnē-nui and canada goose are Branta and Geese.
Fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.
Goose
A goose (geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. Nēnē-nui and goose are Geese.
Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands (Hawaiian: Mokupuni Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major volcanic islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the island of Hawaiʻi in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll.
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Hawaiian language
Hawaiian (Ōlelo Hawaii) is a Polynesian language and critically endangered language of the Austronesian language family that takes its name from Hawaiokinai, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed.
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Helen F. James
Helen Frances James (born May 22, 1956) is an American paleontologist and paleornithologist who has published extensively on the fossil birds of the Hawaiian Islands.
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Holocene
The Holocene is the current geological epoch, beginning approximately 11,700 years ago.
Kauai
Kauai, anglicized as Kauai, is one of the main Hawaiian Islands.
Maui
Maui (Hawaiian) is the second largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2).
Moa-nalo
The moa-nalo are a group of extinct aberrant, goose-like ducks that lived on the larger Hawaiian Islands, except Hawaiokinai itself, in the Pacific. Nēnē-nui and moa-nalo are endemic fauna of Hawaii, extinct birds of Hawaii, Holocene extinctions and Late Quaternary prehistoric birds.
Molokai
Molokai (Hawaiian: Molokaʻi) is the fifth most populated of the eight major islands that make up the Hawaiian Islands archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Nene (bird)
The nene (Branta sandvicensis), also known as the nēnē or the Hawaiian goose, is a species of bird endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Nēnē-nui and nene (bird) are Branta and Geese.
Oahu
Oahu (Hawaiian: Oʻahu) is the most populated and third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (often abbreviated PNAS or PNAS USA) is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journal.
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Storrs L. Olson
Storrs Lovejoy Olson (April 3, 1944 – January 20, 2021) was an American biologist and ornithologist who spent his career at the Smithsonian Institution, retiring in 2008.
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See also
Branta
- Aleutian cackling goose
- Atlantic Canada goose
- Barnacle goose
- Brant (goose)
- Branta
- Branta rhuax
- Branta thessaliensis
- Cackling goose
- Canada goose
- Canada goose in New Zealand
- Dusky Canada goose
- Giant Canada goose
- Moffitt's Canada goose
- Nene (bird)
- Nēnē-nui
- Red-breasted goose
- Small cackling goose
- Vancouver Canada goose
Taxa named by Helen F. James
- Aegypius jinniushanensis
- Giant nukupuʻu
- Highland finch
- Hoopoe-billed ʻakialoa
- Kauaʻi finch
- Kauaʻi palila
- King Kong grosbeak
- Maui Nui finch
- Mohoidae
- Nēnē-nui
- Oʻahu moa-nalo
- Oʻahu petrel
- Primitive koa finch
- Scissor-billed koa finch
- Small-billed moa-nalo
- Stout-legged finch
- Talpanas
- Turtle-jawed moa-nalo
- Wood harrier
- Xestospiza
- Xestospiza conica
- Xestospiza fastigialis
Taxa named by Storrs L. Olson
- Ascension crake
- Bermuda saw-whet owl
- Blue-winged warbler
- Nēnē-nui
- Olson's petrel
- Robust crow
- Saint Helena crake
- Saint Helena cuckoo
- Saint Helena hoopoe
- Saint Helena petrel
- Stout-legged finch
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nēnē-nui
Also known as Branta hylobadistes, Nene-nui, Nenenui.