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Vestiaria coccinea
As recorded: Vestiaria coccinea (G.Forster, 1780)
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: Vestiaria coccinea observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1851. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 244 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-10.

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

2026-10-02
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-19
Kaulana Manu Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Becca Stevens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Kaulana Manu Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Becca Stevens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-01
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-29
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Christian Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Vestiaria coccinea. BPBM 27. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39644125. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/27.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39644125 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
