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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Branta
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- Branta sandvicensis -Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii, USA-8.jpg
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- P105
- species
- P141
- Near Threatened
- P183
- Hawaii
- P7603
- Appendix I of CITES
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The nene (Branta sandvicensis), also known as the nēnē or the Hawaiian goose, is a species of bird endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The nene is exclusively found in the wild on the islands of Maui, Kauaʻi, Molokaʻi, and Hawaiʻi. In 1957, it was designated as the official state bird of the state of Hawaiʻi.
The Hawaiian name nēnē comes from its soft call. The specific name sandvicensis refers to the Sandwich Islands, a former name for the Hawaiian Islands.