Branta
Black Geese
As recorded: Branta Scopoli, 1769
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Anseriformes › Anatidae
- Collected by
- C H Kishinami & H F JamesHelen James →Carla H. Kishinami →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Mokapu Peninsula, 50-400 m SSW Kii Point, Ulupau Crater, (Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station), Site 20.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.4570, -157.7280
- Identified by
- H F James, 1997
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Branta observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 31 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-07.
2026-09-07
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-06-04
Dole St + UH Hawaiian Studies, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA
no rights reserved
2026-02-02
Tenth Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-27
Waimanalo, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-12
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-17
Hawaii, US
(c) braddahmoku, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Branta. BPBM 179605. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 92489300. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/179605.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 92489300 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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