Nycticorax nycticorax
BCNH
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88
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1895
First collected
1931
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Nycticorax nycticorax, most mentions first.
2014
Biological survey on a 10-acre parcel and adjacent areas, proposed land acquisition, Kahuluui, Maui, HawaiiPreston, D. & Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2024
A natural history survey of North Halawa Valley, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i.. Bishop Museum Bulletins in Cultural and Environmental Sciences 5, 84 ppPolhemus, D.A., Howarth, F.G.& Miller, S.E. (editors) · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2008
Inventory of seabirds, plants, and arthropods on twenty offshore islets in the main Hawaiian IslandsEijzenga, H. & Preston, D.J. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
1998
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1997. Part 2: notesEvenhuis, N.L. & S.E. Miller · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
1997
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1997: NotesEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
30 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1895 by A F Judd, Jr. (Kauaʻi). The Museum last collected it in 1931; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 26, 2026.
Alive today
3,665 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-26
Honolulu
(c) Hannah Sarver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Ewa, Ewa Beach, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-23
Kahaluu, HI 96744, USA
(c) elpeltier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Kalanianaole St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
West Loch Estates, HI, US
(c) Nathan Nguyen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-16
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) ls_1_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)