A rare goose native to Hawaii, now breeding chiefly in captivity.
Branta sandvicensis, family Anatidae
Also called nene
Example sentencesExamples
- The research team found that the nene and two extinct species of Hawaiian geese were all closely related to one other genetically.
- Hawaiian geese have a black face and crown and cream-colored cheeks.
- The researchers’ finding suggests that the nene and several other species of Hawaiian geese now extinct branched off from a population of Canada geese and colonized the tropical paradise about half a million years ago.
- When it was named the state bird in the late 1950s, the Hawaiian goose was on the verge of extinction.
- One of the first examples of successful reintroduction was the Nene or Hawaiian goose.