
Horornis diphone
Japanese Bush Warbler
As recorded: Cettia diphone (Kittlitz, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Cettiidae
- Locality
- Honolulu Zoo
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Horornis diphone observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 69 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-19.

2026-07-19
Waimea, HI 96796, USA
(c) Nicolai Barca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-12
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-23
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Joshua Almansa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-05
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
no rights reserved

2026-04-14
Kokeʻe State Park, Hanapepe, HI 96716, USA
(c) annathn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-12
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Horornis diphone. BPBM 157412. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35896229. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/157412.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35896229 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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