
Paroaria capitata
Yellow-billed Cardinal
As recorded: Paroaria capitata (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Thraupidae
- Collected by
- T W Sutterield
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6145, -155.5590
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Paroaria capitata observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-21.

2026-06-21
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Peter Griffin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-02
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) shallowich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-09
Mauna Loa, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) izzy-spellman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-29
Big Island
(c) keshx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-01
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, USA
(c) geoffabbott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-16
Island of Hawai'i, Hawaii, USA
(c) Balaji Devarajan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Paroaria capitata. BPBM 159892. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 94207129. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/159892.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 94207129 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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