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

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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.
Ecosystem
River/stream
Wetland
Subject tags
Birds
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Water birds
Wetlands