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Telespiza in life
In life — Hawaiian Finches, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Andy Bridges, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andy Bridges
BPBM 179438Vertebrate Zoology

Telespiza

Hawaiian Finches

As recorded: Telespiza S.B.Wilson, 1890

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Fringillidae

Collected by
H F James & A CooperA. Cooper →Helen James →
Collector number
Collector Number: --
Locality
Owl Cave System, Owl Skylight
Island
Hawaiʻi Island
Region
Hawaii, United States
Identified by
H F James
Record type
Preserved specimen
30 Bishop specimens of TelespizaSpecies page ›

Telespiza observed alive in Hawaiʻi

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2022-06-11.

Telespiza observed 2022-06-11

2022-06-11

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) mstone2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Telespiza observed 2013-05-12

2013-05-12

Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Andy Bridges, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Telespiza observed 2011-09-24

2011-09-24

Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) datafoya2314, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Telespiza observed 2008-11-08

2008-11-08

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Jen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Telespiza observed 2007-03-17

2007-03-17

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) IanLJones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Telespiza observed 2007-03-09

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. BPBM 179438. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95487637. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/179438.

Record sources