Note the smaller size relative to Branta canadensis (individual grazing with 8 B. canadensis adults), shorter, stubbier bill, darker color, and shorter neck.
Endemic to Hawaiian Islands and endangered. Population is threatened by feral cats and mongoose. Note the recessed webbing on feet, allowing easier travel on lava.
The Nene, also known as Nēnē and Hawaiian Goose, (Branta sandvicensis) is a species of goose endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The official bird of the state of Hawaiʻi, the Nene is exclusively found in the wild on the islands of Maui, Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi. The Hawaiian name Nēnē comes from its soft call. Evolved from the Canada Goose.