Hawaiian Common Gallinule

A small, round black bird with a red beak and crown walking through grass. The bird is calling out.
Photo By/Credit

Gary Kramer

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The Hawaiian common gallinule (or `alae `ula in Hawaiian) is an endangered chicken-sized water bird in the rail family.
Facility
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge
Hulē‘ia National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
River/stream
Wetland
Species
Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis
Subject tags
Birds
Water birds