List of species of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

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

Birds

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

Plants

	Nihoa	Necker	French Frigate Shoals	Gardner Pinnacles	Laysan	Lisianski	Pearl and Hermes	Midway	Kure	Endemic?
Pritchardia remota	Nihoa									Endemic
Nihoa carnation	Nihoa									Endemic
Amaranthus brownii	Nihoa									Endemic
Morning glory	Nihoa				Laysan			Midway	Kure
Boerhavia repens					Laysan	Lisianski	Pearl and Hermes	Midway	Kure
Portulaca lutea	Nihoa	Necker	French Frigate Shoals	Gardner Pinnacles	Laysan	Lisianski		Midway
Ohai	Nihoa	Necker
Native Hawaiian sedge	Nihoa				Laysan			Midway	Kure
ʻEna ʻena								Midway	Kure
Sea purslane		Necker			Laysan	Lisianski	Pearl and Hermes
Goosefoot	Nihoa	Necker	French Frigate Shoals		Laysan	Lisianski
Puaokama					Laysan	Lisianski	Pearl and Hermes		Kure
Dwarf eragrostis			French Frigate Shoals				Pearl and Hermes	Midway	Kure
Laysan sedge					Laysan					Endemic
Button sedge			French Frigate Shoals				Pearl and Hermes	Midway	Kure
Eragrostis variabilis	Nihoa				Laysan	Lisianski	Pearl and Hermes	Midway	Kure
Nelson's horsenettle	Nihoa				Laysan		Pearl and Hermes	Midway	Kure
Beach morning glory	Nihoa		French Frigate Shoals		Laysan	Lisianski	Pearl and Hermes	Midway	Kure
Tribulus cistoides	Nihoa		French Frigate Shoals		Laysan	Lisianski	Pearl and Hermes	Midway	Kure

References

• 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 (Early Spring, 1975). "Species Richness on the Nondisturbed Northwestern Hawaiian Islands". Ecology (Ecological Society of America) 56 (2): 435–444. doi:10.2307/1934974. JSTOR 1934974. Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

• "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.