
Telespiza cantans
Laysan Finch
As recorded: Telespiza cantans S.B.Wilson, 1890
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Fringillidae
- Collected by
- M Morin
- Collector number
- Collector Number: MM 7
- Locality
- camp, N of
- Island
- Laysan
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 25.7700, -171.7400
- Identified by
- S Conant, M MorinSheila Conant →Marie Morin →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Telespiza cantans observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-06-11.

2022-06-11
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) mstone2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-05-12
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Andy Bridges, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-09-24
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) datafoya2314, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2008-11-08
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Jen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2007-03-09
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) skottfreee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Telespiza cantans. BPBM 178391. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95487106. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/178391.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95487106 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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