Hawaiian Name: ‘Auku‘u
Common Name: Black-crowned Night Heron
Scientific Name: Nycticorax nycticorax

IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Distribution: Near worldwide distribution with breeding populations on every continent other than Australia and Antarctica. Found on all Main Hawaiian Islands except for Kaho‘olawe.

ARC focus: Powerline strike and minimization

Project sites: Kaua‘i