‘alae ke‘oke‘o, Hawaiian coot. Hanalei NWR, Kaua'i, Hawaii.

A small, round black bird with a red spot on its forehead

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Gary Kramer/USFWS

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The Hawaiian coot (ʻalae kea in Hawaiian) is endemic to Hawaiʻi. In Hawaiian, ʻalae is a noun and means mud hen.

Facility

Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge

Hulē‘ia National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

River/stream

Wetland

Species

Fulica alai

Subject tags

Birds

Endangered and/or Threatened species

Water birds

Wetlands

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