Avicula

Pteriidae

Collected by: Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard
Date: July 1, 1926
Locality: Tonga; Tongatapu Group; Tongatabu; Nukualofa
Region: Tonga
Record type: Preservedspecimen

5 Bishop specimens of Avicula · collected 1926–1926Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1926, Jens Mathias Ostergaard; Jens Mathias Ostergaard also collected 24+ other specimens.

Avicula observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,282 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

(c) J P Gomes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Rheinhessisches Rheingebiet, Bingen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, DE

(c) philippheiser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Лозята, Сливен, България

(c) Росица Делчева ППМГ Сливен, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

4292 Dobri dol, Bulgaria

(c) SteveM4560, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-26

4292 Dobri dol, Bulgaria

(c) SteveM4560, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25

4292 Dobri dol, Bulgaria

(c) SteveM4560, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Avicula. BPBM 203168. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/203168.

Record sources

Last harvested October 27, 2026