Nihoa Millerbird Receives Hawaiian Name – Photos

Endangered and endemic ulūlu (Nihoa Millerbird) perched on ʻāweoweo (Chenopodium oahuense), a plant endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Credit: Robby Kohley/USFWS

An ulūlu (Nihoa Millerbird) rests on a rock amongst the groundcover on Nihoa Island. Credit: Eric VanderWerf/USFWS

Endangered and endemic ulūlu (Nihoa Millerbird) in flight. Credit: Robby Kohley/USFWS

The ulūlu of Nihoa frequents groundcover, including ʻilima bushes. Credit: Mark Macdonald/USFWS

An ulūlu (Nihoa Millerbird) sits above hāwane, the seed of the loulu plant. Both species are endemic to Nihoa Island. Credit: George Wallace/USFWS

Ulūlu niau (Nihoa Millerbird living on Laysan Island) build their nests using the surrounding foliage. Credit: Robby Kohley/USFWS

Ulūlu niau (Nihoa Millerbird living on Laysan Island) fledgling with raised crest practices his male song on Laysan Island. Credit: Megan Dalton/USFWS

A male ulūlu niau (Nihoa Millerbird living on Laysan Island) visits his mate at their nest. A chick fledged from this nest on May 17, 2013. Credit: Megan Dalton/USFWS

This ulūlu niau (Nihoa Millerbird living on Laysan Island) is the first Millerbird fledgling on Laysan in nearly 100 years. Credit: Robby Kohley/USFWS

Adult ulūlu niau (Nihoa Millerbird living on Laysan Island). Credit: Robby Kohley/USFWS

An ulūlu niau (Nihoa Millerbird living on Laysan Island) sits on a branch of naupaka, a Hawaiian beach shrub. Credit: Robby Kohley/USFWS

A male ulūlu niau (Nihoa Millerbird living on Laysan Island) with a freshly-caught spider. The spider was fed to a fledgling after this photo was taken. Credit: John Vetter/USFWS

A view of Laysan Island. Through a partnership between USFWS, the American Bird Conservancy, and others, a small number of ulūlu were translocated from Nihoa to Laysan to improve the species’ long-term survival and to fill the gap left by the now-extinct Laysan Millerbird. Credit: Mark Macdonald/USFWS