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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.

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Manu Minute: The rosy-cheeked bulbul

2025/05/07

We've got the pretty but pesky red-whiskered bulbul for today's Manu Minute! The recordings you'll hear are courtesy of Xeno Canto and should sound familiar to our Oʻahu listeners.

Manu Minute: The chuckling chukar

2025/04/30

We’ve got another game bird for you on this week’s Manu Minute — the chukar partridge!

Manu Minute: The musical mourning dove

2025/04/23

Of the four types of doves that call Hawaiʻi home, mourning doves are the rarest. We have their calls today, courtesy of Xeno Canto.

Manu Minute: The rare Laysan duck

2024/11/27

Did you know that Hawaiʻi is home to one of the rarest ducks in the world? We've got its calls for you, courtesy of Xeno Canto.

Manu Minute: The mysterious 'akē'akē

2024/11/20

ʻAkēʻakē, or band-rumped storm petrels, are the rarest and smallest seabirds that breed in Hawaiʻi. Little is known about the ʻakēʻakē, which only come to shore under the cover of darkness.

Manu Minute: The musical Eurasian skylark

2024/11/14

The Eurasian skylark isn't the flashiest bird to behold, but its courtship song packs a melodic punch.

Manu Minute: The ring-necked pheasant

2024/11/06

Take a break from the news with today's Manu Minute! We've got the call of the ring-necked pheasant, courtesy of Xeno Canto.

Manu Minute: Koaʻe ʻula, the red-tailed tropicbird

2024/10/30

For today's Manu Minute, we’ll hear the calls of seabird whose long red tail feathers are prized for feather-working. Thanks to Xeno Canto for these recordings.

Manu Minute: The black francolin

2023/12/27

On today's Manu Minute, we have got the scratchy calls of a common game bird. Thanks to the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology for these recordings of black francolins.

Manu Minute: The Nīhoa finch

2023/11/30

The Nīhoa finch is one of two endemic bird species that call Nīhoa Island home. About 3,000 finches live on the tiny island, which is now part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Manu Minute: The little Maui creeper

2023/10/18

Although endangered, there are still a few good spots to catch sight of the Maui ʻalauahio.

Manu Minute: The courting rock pigeon

2023/10/11

For today's Manu Minute, we've got the mating song of the rock pigeon, which was introduced to Hawaiʻi over 200 years ago. Thanks to the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology for these recordings.

Manu Minute: The long-lost ʻōʻū

2023/10/04

ʻŌʻu were once common honeycreepers across all the main Hawaiian Islands, but the last confirmed sighting of an ʻōʻū was on Kauaʻi in 1989. This species is now presumed to be extinct. Listen to the song of this long-lost bird on today's Manu Minute, thanks to recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology.

Manu Minute: Koloa māpu, the dabbling duck

2023/05/31

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

Manu Minute: The migrant Canada goose

2023/05/25

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.