Episodes 80
Avg. Duration 2m
Activity Dormant
Since Oct 2020
Latest Episode May 2025

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Weekly
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Episodic
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www.hawaiipublicradio.org

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About This Podcast

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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Recent Episodes

Manu Minute: The rosy-cheeked bulbul

May 07, 2025 1m

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

Apr 30, 2025 1m

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

Manu Minute: The musical mourning dove

Apr 23, 2025 1m

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

Nov 27, 2024 2m

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

Nov 20, 2024 1m

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

Nov 14, 2024 1m

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

Manu Minute: The ring-necked pheasant

Nov 06, 2024 1m

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

Oct 30, 2024 1m

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

Dec 27, 2023 2m

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

Nov 30, 2023 1m

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

Oct 18, 2023 2m

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

Manu Minute: The courting rock pigeon

Oct 11, 2023 1m

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…

Manu Minute: The long-lost ʻōʻū

Oct 04, 2023 2m

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…

Manu Minute: Koloa māpu, the dabbling duck

May 31, 2023 1m

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

Manu Minute: The migrant Canada goose

May 25, 2023 1m

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.

Manu Minute: The rare ʻalae ʻula

May 03, 2023 2m

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…

Manu Minute: The pesky red-vented bulbul

Apr 26, 2023 1m

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…

Manu Minute: ʻAʻo, the tuna bird

Mar 09, 2023 2m

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

Manu Minute: The chestnut-bellied sandgrouse

Mar 02, 2023 1m

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…

Manu Minute: The rose-ringed parakeet

Feb 23, 2023 2m

Pets to pests… On this week’s Manu Minute, we’ve got the songs, or rather squawks of the introduced rose-ringed parakeet. That’s courtesy of recordings from the Macaulay Library at the Cornell…

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