LOHE Lab

We've got the pretty but pesky red-whiskered bulbul for today's Manu Minute! The recordings you'll hear are courtesy of Xeno Canto and should sound familiar to our Oʻahu listeners.

We’ve got another game bird for you on this week’s Manu Minute — the chukar partridge!

Whether you find yourself looking for a pause in your day or the sounds of nature calm you, HPR's Manu Minute brings you melodies straight from Hawaiʻi's native forests and shorelines. Host Patrick Hart also leads the LOHE Bioacoustics Lab at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.

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.

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.

The Eurasian skylark isn't the flashiest bird to behold, but its courtship song packs a melodic punch.

Take a break from the news with today's Manu Minute! We've got the call of the ring-necked pheasant, courtesy of Xeno Canto.

For today's Manu Minute, we’ll hear the calls of seabird whose long red tail feathers are prized for feather-working. Thanks to Xeno Canto for these recordings.

For the last decade or so, Patrick Hart of UH Hilo and the Manu Minute has been trying to improve how researchers track forest bird population trends. He talked to The Conversation about getting his feet wet with artificial intelligence to detect bird songs and advance conservation efforts.

The Nīhoa finch is one of two endemic bird species that call Nīhoa Island home. About 3,000 finches live on the tiny island, which is now part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.