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Fulica alai
Hawaiian Coot, `Alae ke`oke`o
As recorded: Fulica alai Peale, 1848
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Gruiformes › Rallidae
- Collected by
- A Dibben-Young
- Locality
- Kaunakakai Wastewater Reclamation Facility
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.0903, -157.0280
- Identified by
- A Dibben-Young
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Fulica alai observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-10-30.

2024-10-30
Maunaloa, Hawái 96770, EE. UU.
(c) Jhosep Ch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-07-17
Molokaʻi, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) mdkahale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-10-18
Kaunakakai, HI, USA
(c) Harvey Perkins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-10-18
Kaunakakai, HI, USA
(c) Harvey Perkins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-10-18
Kaunakakai, HI, USA
(c) Harvey Perkins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-10-18
Kaunakakai, HI, USA
(c) Harvey Perkins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fulica alai. BPBM 185389. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090330225. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/185389.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090330225 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
