Nene

also Hawaiian Goose

Branta sandvicensis

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Branta species. Native (and national emblem) of Hawaii. The Nene (named after its call) or Hawaiian Goose is the world's rarest goose, restricted in the wild to volcanic slopes in Hawaiian National Parks.

Peter Scott's Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and partners have saved the Nene from extinction and have several breeding programmes at reserves and parks in the UK and elsewhere.
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The amazing reflection
Nene neck

The feet are only partially webbed, an adaptation to living on lava flows

The woolly neck