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Hemignathus wilsoni
ʻAkiapolaʻau
As recorded: Hemignathus munroi Pratt, 1979
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Fringillidae
- Collected by
- J D Mills &/or Hawelu and other native collectorsor Hawelu →J.D. Mills →other Native →
- Date
- 1851
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6145, -155.5591
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Hemignathus wilsoni observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1851. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Puu Oo Horse Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Christian Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Christian Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2026-08-20
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) mdm033, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Matthew Webb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-24
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Landon Wong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hemignathus wilsoni. BPBM 108. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37161788. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/108.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37161788 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
