Site Report: Kauai - Lihue
Lihue Beach
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Lihue Beach
The City of Lihue is the major city on Kauai. It is also a fun spot to visit.
Visits
- 2005-03-29: Barbara and I rented open top kayaks, and we kayaked out past the breakers and to a mangrove area about 1 mile away.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (13 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(2 records)
Class: Insects
(2 records)
- Order: Butterflies and Moths
(1 record)
- Family: Brush-footed Butterflies
- Kamehameha Butterfly (Vanessa tameamea)
- Order: Dragonflies and Damselflies
(1 record)
- Family: Coenagrionidae
- Hawaiian Damselfly (Megalagrion calliphyas)
Phylum: Chordates
(11 records)
Class: Birds
(7 records)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
- Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata)
- Order: Pelicans
(3 records)
- Family: Herons
- Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Wandering Tattler (Tringa incana)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(1 record)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Primates
(1 record)
- Family: Hominidae
- Human (Homo sapiens)
Class: Reptiles
(3 records)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(3 records)
- Family: Anoles
- Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)