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BIRDS OF HAWAII
List updated August 2003

Birding Hawaii

Hawaii Hotspots

ANSERIFORMES
ANATIDAE [Waterfowl]
 Dencrocygninae [Whistling-Ducks]
___   1. Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
 Anserinae [Geese and Swans]
___   2. Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
___   3. Emperor Goose (Chen canagica)
___   4. Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens)
___   5. Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
___   6. Nene - Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis)
___   7. Brant (Branta bernicla)
___   8. Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
 Anatinae [Ducks]
___   9. Gadwall (Anas strepera)
___  10. Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
___  11. American Wigeon (Anas americana)
___  12. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
___  13. Koloa maoli - Hawaiian Duck (Anas wyvilliana)
___  14. Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis)
___  15. Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
___  16. Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
___  17. Koloa moha - Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
___  18. Koloa mapu - Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
___  19. Garganey (Anas querquedula)
___  20. Baikal Teal [Falcated Duck] (Anas formosa)
___  21. Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca carolinensis)
___      "Common Teal" (A. c. crecca grp.)
___  22. Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
___  23. Redhead (Aythya americana)
___  24. Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
___  25. Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
___  26. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
___  27. Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
___  28. Lesser Scaup (Aythya affnis)
___  29. Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
___  30. Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
___  31. Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
___  32. Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
___  33. Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
___  34. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
___  35. Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
___  36. Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
___  37. Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
___  38. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
___  39. Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
GALLIFORMES
PHASIANIDAE [Upland Fowl]
 Phasianinae [Old World Fowl]
___  40. Chukar (Alectoris chukar)
___  41. Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus)
___  42. Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus)
___  43. Red-billed Francolin (Francolinus adspersus) #
___  44. Erckel's Francolin (Francolinus erkelii)
___  45. Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica)
___  46. Moa - Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus)
___  47. Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelana)
___  48. Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
___  49. Common Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
 Meleagridinae [Turkeys]
___  50. Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
ODONTOPHORIDAE [New World Quail]
___  51. California Quail (Callipepla californica)
___  52. Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii)
PODICIPEDIFORMES
PODICIPEDIDAE [Grebes]
___  53. Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
___  54. Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
___  55. Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
___  56. Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
PROCELLARIIFORMES
DIOMEDEIDAE [Albatrosses]
___  57. Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta)
___  58. Moli - Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
___  59. Ka'upu - Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
___  60. Short-tailed Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
PROCELLARIIDAE [Petrels and Shearwaters]
___  61. Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
___  62. Kermadec Petrel (Pterodroma neglecta)
___  63. Herald Petrel (Pterodroma arminjoniana)
___  64. Murphy's Petrel (Pterodroma ultima)
___  65. Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)
___  66. Juan Fernandez Petrel (Pterodroma externa)
___  67. Ua'u - Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis)
___  68. White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis)
___  69. Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
___  70. Bonin Petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)
___  71. Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
___  72. Stejneger's Petrel (Pterodroma longirostris)
___  73. 'Ou - Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
___  74. Jouanin's Petrel (Bulweria fallax)
___  75. Streaked Shearwater (Calonectris leucomelas)
___  76. Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)
___  77. 'Ua'u kani - Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus)
___  78. Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
___  79. Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
___  80. Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
___  81. Christmas Shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis)
___  82. 'A'o - Newell's Shearwater (Puffinus [auricularis] newelli)
___  83. Little Shearwater (Puffinus assimilis)
HYDROBATIDAE [Storm-Petrels]
___  84. Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
___  85. Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma furcata)
___  86. Leach's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
___  87. 'Ake'ake - Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma castro)
___  88. Tristam's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma tristami)
PELECANIFORMES
PHAETHONTIDAE [Tropicbirds]
___  89. Koa'e'kea - White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
___  90. Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
___  91. Koa'e'ula - Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
SULIDAE [Boobies and Gannets]
___  92. 'A - Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
___  93. 'A - Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
___  94. 'A - Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
PHALACROCORACIDAE [Cormorants]
___  95. Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
FREGATIDAE [Frigatebirds]
___  96. Iwa - Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
___  97. Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
CICONIIFORMES
ARDEIDAE [Herons]
___  98. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
___  99. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
___ 100. Intermediate Egret (Ardea intermedius) #
___ 101. Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
___ 102. Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
___ 103. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
___ 104. Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
___ 105. 'Auku'u-kahili - Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
THRESKIORNITHIDAE [Ibises and Spoonbills]
 Threskiornithinae [Ibises]
___ 106. White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
FALCONIFORMES
ACCIPITRIDAE [Hawks and Allies]
 Pandioninae [Ospreys]
___ 107. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
 Accipitrinae [Hawks and Eagles]
___ 108. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
___ 109. Steller's Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
___ 110. Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
___ 111. Grey Frog-Hawk (Chinese Goshawk) (Accipiter soloensis)
___ 112. 'Io - Hawaiian Hawk (Buteo solitarius)
___ 113. Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)
___ 114. Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
FALCONIDAE [Falcons and Allies]
 Falconinae [Falcons]
___ 115. Merlin (Falco columbarius)
___ 116. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
GRUIFORMES
RALLIDAE [Rails and Gallinules]
___ 117. Laysan Rail (Porzana palmeri)
___ 118. Sora (Porzana carolina)
___ 119. Moho - Hawaiian Rail (Porzana sandwichensis)
___ 120. 'Alae 'ula - Hawaiian Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus sandvicensis)
___ 121. 'Alae ke'oke'o - Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai)
___ 122. American Coot (Fulica americana)
GRUIDAE [Cranes]
 Gruinae [Typical Cranes]
___ 123. Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
CHARADRIIFORMES
CHARADRIIDAE [Plovers and Allies]
 Charadriinae [Plovers]
___ 124. Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
___ 125. Kolea - Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
___ 126. Mongolian Plover (Charadrius mongolus)
___ 127. Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
___ 128. Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
___ 129. Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
___ 130. Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)
RECURVIROSTRIDAE [Stilts and Avocets]
___ 131. Ae'o - Hawaiian Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni)
SCOLOPACIDAE [Sandpipers and Allies]
 Scolopacinae [Sandpipers]
___ 132. Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
___ 133. Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
___ 134. Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
___ 135. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
___ 136. Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
___ 137. Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus)
___ 138. 'Ulili - Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus)
___ 139. Gray-tailed (Siberian) Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes)
___ 140. Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
___ 141. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
___ 142. Kioea - Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
___ 143. Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
___ 144. Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
___ 145. Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica)
___ 146. Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
___ 147. Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
___ 148. 'Akekeke - Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
___ 149. Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
___ 150. Hunakai - Sanderling (Calidris alba)
___ 151. Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
___ 152. Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
___ 153. Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
___ 154. Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
___ 155. Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta)
___ 156. Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
___ 157. Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)
___ 158. Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
___ 159. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
___ 160. Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
___ 161. Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
___ 162. Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
___ 163. Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)
___ 164. Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
___ 165. Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)
___ 166. Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)
___ 167. Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
___ 168. Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
___ 169. Pin-tailed Snipe (Gallinago stenura)
 Phalaropodinae [Phalaropes]
___ 170. Wilson's Phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
___ 171. Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
___ 172. Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria)
LARIDAE [Larids]
 Stercorariinae [Skuas]
___ 173. South Polar Skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)
___ 174. Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)
___ 175. Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
___ 176. Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
 Larinae [Gulls]
___ 177. Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
___ 178. Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan)
___ 179. Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
___ 180. Bonaparte's Gull (Larus philadelphia)
___ 181. Mew Gull (Larus canus)
___ 182. Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
___ 183. California Gull (Larus californicus)
___ 184. Herring Gull (Larus argentatis)
___ 185. Slaty-backed Gull (Larus schistisagus)
___ 186. Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
___ 187. Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
___ 188. Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperborus)
___ 189. Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
 Sterninae [Terns]
___ 190. Gull-billed Tern (Sterna nilotica)
___ 191. Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia)
___ 192. Elegant Tern (Sterna elegans)
___ 193. Great Crested Tern (Sterna bergii)
___ 194. Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
___ 195. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
___ 196. Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
___ 197. Little Tern (Sterna albifrons)
___ 198. Least Tern (Sterna antillarum)
___ 199. Pakalakala - Grey-backed Tern (Sterna lunata)
___ 200. 'Ewa'ewa - Sooty Tern (Sterna fuscata)
___ 201. Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
___ 202. Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
___ 203. Noio koha - Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
___ 204. Noio - Black Noddy (Anous minutis melanogenys)
___ 205. Blue-gray Noddy (Procelsterna cerulea)
___ 206. Mau-o-ku - White Tern (Gygis alba)
ALCIDAE [Alcids]
___ 207. Cassin's Auklet (Ptychoramphus aleuticus)
___ 208. Parakeet Auklet (Aethia psittacula)
___ 209. Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata)
___ 210. Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata)
PTEROCLIDIDAE [Sandgrouse]
___ 211. Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus)
COLUMBIFORMES
COLUMBIDAE [Pigeons and Doves]
___ 212. Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
___ 213. Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)
___ 214. Zebra Dove (Geopelis striata)
___ 215. Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
PSITTACIFORMES
PSITTACIDAE [Parrots and Parakeets]
 Psittacinae [Old World Parrots]
___ 216. Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
CUCULIFORMES
CUCULIDAE [Cuckoos and Allies]
 Cuculinae [Old World Cuckoos]
___ 217. Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
 Coccyzinae [New World Cuckoos]
___ 218. Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
STRIGIFORMES
TYTONIDAE [Barn and Grass Owls]
___ 219. Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
STRIGIDAE [Typical Owls]
___ 220. Pueo - Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus sandwichensis)
CAPRIMULGIFORMES
CAPRIMULGIDAE [Goatsuckers]
 Chordeilinae [Nighthawks]
___ 221. Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
APODIFORMES
APODIDAE [Swifts]
 Chaeturinae [Spine-tailed Swifts]
___ 222. Mariana Swiftlet (Aerodramus bartschi)
 Apodinae [Typical Swifts]
___ 223. Fork-tailed (Pacific) Swift (Apus pacificus)
CORACIIFORMES
ALCEDINIDAE [Kingfishers]
 Cerylinae [New World Kingfishers]
___ 224. Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon)
PASSERIFORMES
MELIPHAGIDAE [Honeyeaters]
___ 225. Kaua'i 'O'o (Moho braccatus)
___ 226. O'ahu 'O'o (Moho apicalis)
___ 227. Bishop's 'O'o (Moho bishopi)
___ 228. Hawai'i 'O'o (Moho nobilis)
___ 229. Kioea (Chaetoptila angustipluma)
CORVIDAE [Corvids]
___ 230. 'Alala - Hawaiian Crow (Corvus hawaiiensis)
MONARCHIDAE [Monarch Flycatchers]
___ 231. 'Elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis)
___      Hawai'i 'Elepaio (C. s. sandwichensis)
___      O'ahu 'Elepaio (C. s. gayi)
___      Kaua'i 'Elepaio (C. s. sclateri)
ALAUDIDAE [Larks]
___ 232. Sky Lark (Alauda arvensis)
HIRUNDINIDAE [Swallows]
 Hirundininae
___ 233. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
PYCNONOTIDAE [Bulbuls]
___ 234. Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
___ 235. Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosu)
SYLVIIDAE [Old World Warblers]
 Sylviinae [Old World Warblers]
___ 236. Japanese Bush-Warbler (Cettia diphone)
___ 237. Nihoa Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris kingi)
___      Laysan Millerbird (A. f. familaris)
TURDIDAE [Thrushes]
___ 238. White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
___ 239. Kama'o (Myadestes myadestes)
___ 240. 'Amaui {Oahu Thrush} (Myadestes oahuensis) (or M. woahensis?)
___ 241. 'Olomao (Myadestes lanaiensis ssp.)
___      Lana'i 'Olomao {Lanai'i Thrush} (M. l. lanaiensis)
___ 242. 'Oma'o (Hawaiian Thrush) (Myadestes obscurus)
___ 243. Puaiohi (Small Kaua'i Thrush) (Myadestes palmeri)
___ 244. Eyebrowed Thrush (Turdus obscurus)
TIMALIIDAE [Babblers]
___ 245. Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush (Garrulax pectoralis)
___ 246. Grey-sided Laughingthrush (Garrulax caerulatus) #
___ 247. Hwamei {Melodious Laughingthrush} (Garrulax canorus)
___ 248. Red-billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea)
ZOSTEROPIDAE [White-eyes]
___ 249. Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
MIMIDAE [Mimids]
___ 250. Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
STURNIDAE [Starlings]
___ 251. European (Common) Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
___ 252. Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
MOTACILLIDAE [Wagtails and Pipits]
___ 253. Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
___ 254. Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)
___ 255. American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
EMBERIZIDAE [Emberizid Sparrows and Allies]
___ 256. Yellow-faced Grassquit (Tiaris oliacea)
___ 257. Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)
___ 258. Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata)
___ 259. Yelow-billed Cardinal (Paroaria capitata)
___ 260. Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
___ 261. Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
CARDINALIDAE [Grosbeaks and Allies]
___ 262. Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
ICTERIDAE [New World Blackbirds and Allies]
___ 263. Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
___ 264. Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)
FRINGILLIDAE [Typical Finches]
 Carduelinae [Carduelid Finches]
___ 265. House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
___ 266. Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
___ 267. Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus)
___ 268. Common Canary (Serinus canaria)
 Drepanidinae [Hawaiian Honeycreepers and Allies]
___ 269. Laysan Finch (Telespiza cantans)
___ 270. Nihoa Finch (Telespiza ultima)
___ 271. 'O'u (Psittirostra psittacea)
___ 272. Lana'i Hookbill (Dysmorodrepanis munroi)
___ 273. Palila (Loxioides bailleui)
___ 274. Lesser Koa-Finch (Rhodacanthis flaviceps)
___ 275. Greater Koa-Finch (Rhodacanthis palmeri)
___ 276. Kona Grosbeak (Chloridops kona)
___ 277. Maui Parrotbill (Psuedonestor xanthophrys)
___ 278. Hawai'i 'Amakihi (Hemignathus virens)
___ 279. O'ahu 'Amakihi (Hemignathus flavus) [H. chloris?]
___ 280. Kaua'i 'Amakihi (Hemignathus kauaiensis)
___ 281. 'Anianiau (Hemignathus parvus)
___ 282. Greater 'Amakihi (Hemignathus sagittirostris)
___ 283. Lesser 'Akialoa (Hemignathus obscurus)
___ 284. Greater 'Akialoa (Hemignathus ellisianus)
___ 285. Nukupu'u (Hemignathus lucidus)
___      Kaua'i Nukupu'u (H. l. hanapepe)
___      Hawai'i Nukupu'u (H. l. ssp.)
___      O'ahu Nukupu'u (H. l. lucidus)
___      Maui Nukupu'u (H. l. affinis)
___ 286. 'Akiapola'au (Hemignathus munroi)
___ 287. 'Aki'kiki {Kaua'i Creeper} (Oreomystis bairdi)
___ 288. Hawaii Creeper (Oreomystis mana)
___ 289. O'ahu 'Alauahio {O'ahu Creeper} (Paroreomyza maculata)
___ 290. Kakawahie {Moloka'i Creeper} (Paroreomyza flammea)
___ 291. Maui 'Alauahio (Paroreomyza montana ssp.)
___      Lana'i 'Alauahio {Lanai Creeper} (P.m. montana)
___ 292. 'Akeke'e {Kaua'i 'Akepa} (Loxops caeruleirostris)
___ 293. 'Akepa (Loxops coccineus)
___      O'ahu 'Akepa (L. c. wolstenholmei)
___ 294. 'Ula-'ai-hawane (Ciridops anna)
___ 295. I'iwi (Vestiaria coccinea)
___ 296. Hawai'i Mamo (Drepanis pacifica)
___ 297. Black Mamo (Drepanis funerea)
___ 298. 'Akohekohe (Palmaria dolei)
___ 299. 'Apapane (Himatione sanguinea)
___      Laysan Honeycreeper (H. s. freethii)
___ 300. Po'ouli (Melamprosops phaeosoma)
PASSERIDAE [Old World Weavers]
___ 301. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
ESTRILDIDAE [Estrildid Finches]
 Estrildinae
___ 302. Red-cheeked Cordonbleu (Uraeginthus bengalus)
___ 303. Lavender Waxbill (Estrilda caerulescens)
___ 304. Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda)
___ 305. Black-rumped Waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes)
___ 306. Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
___ 307. Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava)
___ 308. African Silverbill (Lonchura cantans)
___ 309. Nutmeg Mannikin (Lonchura punctulata)
___ 310. Tricolored Munia {Chestnut Mannikin} (Lonchura malacca)
___ 311. Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora)

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