Kiwikiu bird (Photo – mauiforestbirds.org).
Everything that has evolved in the isolated Hawaiian archipelago is both unique and irreplaceable.
Gradual but extensive habitat loss across the Hawaiian Islands, and a more recent influx of exotic species, have made Hawaii one of the extinction capitals of the world. Most people think about extinction in terms of dinosaurs, but Maui’s most recent extinction happened in about 2004.
Dr. Hanna Mounce, from Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project, will present a lecture at the Pasadena Audubon Society’s monthly meeting describing the group’s attempts to reverse this extinction trend. They are currently protecting one of the rarest birds of all, the Kiwikiu (Maui Parrotbill). This charismatic honeycreeper, characterized by its parrotlike bill, is found exclusively along the East Maui Volcano’s windward slopes and numbers perhaps as few as 500 birds.
Time and Day
02/17/2016
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
(Social begins at 7:00pm – Presentation beginning at 7:30pm)
Location
Eaton Canyon Nature Center
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