
Fulica alai
Hawaiian Coot
As recorded: Fulica alai Peale, 1848
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Gruiformes › Rallidae
- Collected by
- ?
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, near Sta. 801
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7982, -156.4820
- Identified by
- G Nakai, Kealia Pond NWRPond N.W.R. Kealia →G. Nakai →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Fulica alai observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 345 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-08.

2026-10-08
Dike Trail, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Dike Trail, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Maalaea, HI, USA
(c) Tristan Jobin, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-21
Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Maalaea, HI 96753, USA
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Maalaea, HI 96753, USA
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Maalaea, HI 96753, USA
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fulica alai. BPBM 184357. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93025101. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/184357.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93025101 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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