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Leiothrix lutea
Red-billed Leiothrix
As recorded: Leiothrix lutea (Scopoli, 1786)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Leiothrichidae
- Collected by
- C Imada, N EvenhuisNeal L. Evenhuis →C.T. Imada →
- Locality
- Mauna Kea, vicinity of Gemini Scope
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 19.8238, -155.4690
- Identified by
- T K Pratt
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Leiothrix lutea observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Drs Pit-Kaluakauka Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Drs Pit-Kaluakauka Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-19
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Becca Stevens, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-08
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-04
Kaulana Manu Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Christian H., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-29
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, 60 Nowelo St, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) avibird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Leiothrix lutea. BPBM 185592. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090215108. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/185592.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090215108 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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