67 episodes

Need a break in your day? Whether you're in your car or still in bed, Manu Minute brings you rich sounds from Hawai'i's native forests and shorelines. Each week, we feature a different Hawaiʻi bird and its unique song, and talk about its environment and conservation.

Manu Minute is a collaboration between HPR and the LOHE Bioacoustics Lab at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. It is hosted by Patrick Hart, the lab's principal investigator, and produced by HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote and UH Hilo's Ann Tanimoto-Johnson.

Manu Minute Hawaiʻi Public Radio

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Need a break in your day? Whether you're in your car or still in bed, Manu Minute brings you rich sounds from Hawai'i's native forests and shorelines. Each week, we feature a different Hawaiʻi bird and its unique song, and talk about its environment and conservation.

Manu Minute is a collaboration between HPR and the LOHE Bioacoustics Lab at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. It is hosted by Patrick Hart, the lab's principal investigator, and produced by HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote and UH Hilo's Ann Tanimoto-Johnson.

    Manu Minute: Koloa māpu, the dabbling duck

    Manu Minute: Koloa māpu, the dabbling duck

    The koloa māpu is one of Hawaiʻi's most common winter migratory ducks.

    • 1 min
    Manu Minute: The migrant Canada goose

    Manu Minute: The migrant Canada goose

    The Canada goose may look out of place on our tropical shores, but this migratory bird has a long history in our islands. Listen and learn on today's Manu Minute.

    • 1 min
    Manu Minute: The rare ʻalae ʻula

    Manu Minute: The rare ʻalae ʻula

    The endemic ʻalae ʻula is one of a handful of subspecies of the common gallinule, but there's nothing common about this waterbird. Listen to their calls, thanks to the Macaulay Library of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.

    • 2 min
    Manu Minute: The pesky red-vented bulbul

    Manu Minute: The pesky red-vented bulbul

    Curious about that black-crested bird you've seen flitting around your Oʻahu neighborhood? That's likely a red-vented bulbul. We've got its song today, thanks to the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

    • 1 min
    Manu Minute: ʻAʻo, the tuna bird

    Manu Minute: ʻAʻo, the tuna bird

    ʻAʻo are endemic seabirds that serve important functions on both water and land.

    • 2 min
    Manu Minute: The chestnut-bellied sandgrouse

    Manu Minute: The chestnut-bellied sandgrouse

    Thanks to Xeno Canto, we've got the calls of a desert gamebird that makes its home on Hawaiʻi Island. University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo professor Patrick Hart introduces us to the chestnut-bellied sandgrouse.

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