File:Hawaiian Goose or Nēnē (Branta sandvicensis) (2855065870).jpg
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| Description | The adult male has a black head and hindneck, buff cheeks and heavily furrowed neck. The neck has black and white diagonal stripes. The female Hawaiian Goose is similar to the male in coloring but slightly smaller. This is the world's rarest goose. The bird was once believed to be common, with approximately 25,000 Nēnē living in Hawai'i when Captain James Cook arrived in 1778. However, hunting and introduced predators such as mongooses, pigs, and cats reduced the population to 30 birds by 1952. However, this species breeds well in captivity, and has been successfully re-introduced; in 2004 it was estimated that there were 800 birds in the wild, as well as 1000 in wildfowl collections and zoos. |
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| Author | Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA |
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