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Vestiaria coccinea
`I`iwi
As recorded: Vestiaria coccinea (G.Forster, 1780)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Fringillidae
- Collected by
- C Yamashita
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Hilo, (300 Pohakulani St.)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.6890, -155.0840
- Identified by
- A Engilis Jr
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Vestiaria coccinea observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 46 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-05
Hilo, HI, US
(c) Matt Harrington, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2026-01-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2025-10-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Mike Mosser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Vestiaria coccinea. BPBM 161234. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95934668. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/161234.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95934668 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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