Himatione sanguinea
Apapane
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373
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1851
First collected
1932
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Where Bishop collected it
238 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1851 by J D Mills &/or Hawelu and other native collectors (exact locality unknown). The Museum last collected it in 1932; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 23, 2026.
Alive today
1,684 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-23
Kaumana Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Kaulana Manu Native Bird and Plant Sanctuary Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Daniel K Inouye Hwy, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-10-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved