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List of species of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

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This is a list of the species that inhabit the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Except for researchers and volunteers living on Midway Atoll, Kure Atoll, and Tern Island, the leeward islands are uninhabited by people but home to at least 7000 species ranging from marine mammals, fish, sea turtles, birds and invertebrates. Many of these species are rare or endangered and at least 25% are endemic to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. This list identifies which islands the species lives on, and whether the species is endemic to the NWHI.

Animals

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sea animals

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Nihoa Necker French Frigate Shoals Gardner Pinnacles Laysan Lisianski Pearl and Hermes Midway Kure Endemic?
Laysan albatross Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Nihoa finch Green tickY Endemic
Blue noddy Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Nihoa millerbird Green tickY Endemic
Red-footed booby Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Laysan finch Green tickY Green tickY Endemic
Brown noddy Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Laysan duck Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Endemic
Bristle-thighed curlew Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Pacific golden plover Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Grey-backed tern Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Ruddy turnstone Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Black-footed albatross Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Great frigatebird Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
White tern Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Short-tailed albatross Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Black noddy Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Wedge-tailed shearwater Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Brown booby Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Christmas shearwater Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Masked booby Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Sooty tern Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Bonin petrel Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY

Plants

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Nihoa Necker French Frigate Shoals Gardner Pinnacles Laysan Lisianski Pearl and Hermes Midway Kure Endemic?
Amaranthus brownii Green tickY Endemic
Boerhavia repens Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Chenopodium oahuense Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Cyperus pennatiformis Green tickY Endemic
Cyperus polystachyos Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Eragrostis paupera Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Eragrostis variabilis Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Fimbristylis cymosa Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Ipomoea indica Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Ipomoea pes-caprae Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Portulaca lutea Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Pritchardia remota Green tickY Endemic
Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium Green tickY Green tickY
Schiedea verticillata Green tickY Endemic
Sesbania tomentosa Green tickY Green tickY
Sesuvium portulacastrum Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Sicyos pachycarpus Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Solanum nelsonii Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Tribulus cistoides Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY

References

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  • Rauzon, Mark J. (2001). Isles of Refuge: Wildlife and History of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-2209-9.
  • Amerson Jr., A. Binion (1975). "Species Richness on the Nondisturbed Northwestern Hawaiian Islands". Ecology. 56 (2). Ecological Society of America: 435–444. doi:10.2307/1934974. JSTOR 1934974.
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  • "Encyclopedia of the Sanctuary Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument". Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument website. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Retrieved 2008-05-01. This Encyclopedia is meant to provide natural history information, video clips, still images, and additional resources to find more information about the marine life found within the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.