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Manu Minute

Manu Minute

  • The Laysan duck has one of the smallest geographical ranges of any duck in the world.
    Bret Mossman
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    LOHE Lab
    Did you know that Hawaiʻi is home to one of the rarest ducks in the world? We've got its calls for you, courtesy of Xeno Canto.
  • ΄Akē΄akē are about the same size as myna birds, but they have much longer wings. Their plumage is dark brown except for a white band across the top of their broad, square tails.
    George Reszeter
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    Alamy Stock Photo
    ʻAkēʻakē, or band-rumped storm petrels, are the rarest and smallest seabirds that breed in Hawaiʻi. Little is known about the ʻakēʻakē, which only come to shore under the cover of darkness.