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A cinnamon-brown bird with bright blue wings and tail sits on a branch. It has a long, heavy bill.

Wildlife Management

Sihek Released on Palmyra Atoll

A sihek stand on a branch in a cage. It is cinnamon orange with metallic blue wings and tail. It's beak is large and black and it has a metallic blue stripe retreating from its eye like mascara.

Wildlife Management

Extinct in the Wild Sihek Arrive at Palmyra Atoll

Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge aerial view showing Sand Island and Eastern Island.

Wildlife Wonders

Discoveries, Wonders & Milestones

Habitat Restoration

Diving for starfish to protect Palmyra's coral reef

A sihek stand on a branch in a cage. It is cinnamon orange with metallic blue wings and tail. It's beak is large and black and it has a metallic blue stripe retreating from its eye like mascara.

Endangered Species Act

Species Spotlight: Guam Kingfisher (Sihek)

A sihek stand on a branch in a cage. It is cinnamon orange with metallic blue wings and tail. It's beak is large and black and it has a metallic blue stripe retreating from its eye like mascara.

Wildlife Management

Final Rule for the Experimental Population of Sihek

A sihek stand on a branch in a cage. It is cinnamon orange with metallic blue wings and tail. It's beak is large and black and it has a metallic blue stripe retreating from its eye like mascara.

Wildlife Management

Environmental Assessment for Experimental Population of Sihek at Palmyra Atoll

A sihek stand on a branch in a cage. It is cinnamon orange with metallic blue wings and tail. It's beak is large and black and it has a metallic blue stripe retreating from its eye like mascara.

Wildlife Management

Experimental Population of Sihek at Palmyra Atoll

Wildlife Management

"Hope Spots" in the Ocean

Wildlife Wonders

Wildlife Videos

For Parents and Educators

8 Powerful Lessons the Ocean Can Teach

The coral reef of Palmyra. Each coral is brightly colored in hues of pink, orange, and yellow. Fish swim above them through a bright blue ocean.

Endangered Species Act

Looking to the Future at Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

A sihek stand on a branch in a cage. It is cinnamon orange with metallic blue wings and tail. It's beak is large and black and it has a metallic blue stripe retreating from its eye like mascara.

Wildlife Management

Final Rule for the Experimental Population of Sihek

A sihek stand on a branch in a cage. It is cinnamon orange with metallic blue wings and tail. It's beak is large and black and it has a metallic blue stripe retreating from its eye like mascara.

Wildlife Management

Environmental Assessment for Experimental Population of Sihek at Palmyra Atoll

A sihek stand on a branch in a cage. It is cinnamon orange with metallic blue wings and tail. It's beak is large and black and it has a metallic blue stripe retreating from its eye like mascara.

Wildlife Management

Experimental Population of Sihek at Palmyra Atoll