Hawaii Volcano Tour, Hawaii Volcanoes, Lava Tour Big Island

Hawaii volcano tours with lava viewing are highly recommended during a visit to the Big Island of Hawaii. But it is not just the glowing lava that attracts so many visitors each year. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is an island within the island. It harbors numerous native plants, birds, and animals.

Here is a short summary of the plants and animals that can be found in the park and that we might see during the Volcano Tour + iPad:

Birds:

• Nene, Hawaiian goose (unique to Hawaii)
• Pueo, Hawaiian short-eared owl (unique to Hawaii)
• Noio, black noddy (unique to Hawaii)
• Io, Hawaiian hawk (unique to Hawaii)
• Hawaii Amakihi (unique to Hawaii)
• Hawaii Elepaio (unique to Hawaii)
• Iiwi (unique to Hawaii)
• Apapane (unique to Hawaii)
• Omao (unique to Hawaii)
• Koae kea, white tailed tropic bird
• Kalij pheasantb Kolea
• Pacfic golden plover
• Mynah bird
• Japanese white eye

Animals:

• Tree snail (unique to Hawaii)
• Happy Face Spider (unique to Hawaii)
• Predatory caterpillar (unique to Hawaii)
• Pinao, green darner dragonfly (unique to Hawaii)
• Blackburn butterfly (unique to Hawaii)
• Kamahameha butterfly (unique to Hawaii)
• Hawaii wolf spider (unique to Hawaii)
• Opeapea, Hawaiian hoary bat (unique to Hawaii)
• Dark lava flow cricket (unique to Hawaii)
• Damselfly (unique to Hawaii)
• Small Indian mongoose
• Black rat
• Feral pig
• Honuea, Hawksbill turtle
• Feral cat
• Humpback whale

Plants:

• Koa (unique to Hawaii)
• Ohelo (unique to Hawaii)
• Mamaki (unique to Hawaii)
• Pilo (unique to Hawaii)
• Amau (unique to Hawaii)
• Kukaenene (unique to Hawaii)
• Kilauea Naupaka (unique to Hawaii)
• Painiu (unique to Hawaii)
• Haha (unique to Hawaii)
• Hapuu (unique to Hawaii)
• Mamane (unique to Hawaii)
• Alaalawainui (unique to Hawaii)
• Ohia Lehua (unique to Hawaii)
• Aalii
• Pukiawe
• Niu, coconut palm
• Ae
• Faya, Firetree

Volcano and Lava Fields in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park