Sula dactylatra
Masked Booby
Photo: (c) R Vasconcellos, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by R Vasconcellos (iNaturalist)
37
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1891
First collected
1925
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
Where Bishop collected it
15 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1891 by G C Munro (Oʻahu). The Museum last collected it in 1925; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 23, 2026.
Alive today
116 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-23
Sea Life Park, Hawaii 96795, USA
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2026-10-23
Sea Life Park, Hawaii 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-26
Poipu, HI 96756, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-15
Honolulu, HI 96825, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-08
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-11
Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-02
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-01
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Jordan Rowley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)