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Wildlife in Haleakalā National Park

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Haleakalā right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

10,318
recent observations
30
species listed
21
plants
6
birds
1
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 10,318 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Haleakalā. The most frequently seen is the 'Āhinahina, with 994 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (21 of the species listed here), followed by birds (6).

Rarer finds confirmed in Haleakalā include Green Sea Turtle - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Green Sea Turtle
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Most-observed species in Haleakalā

'Āhinahina
Argyroxiphium sandwicense
994 observations · iNaturalist
Pūkiawe
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
895 observations · iNaturalist
Kūpaoa
Dubautia menziesii
893 observations · iNaturalist
Chukar
Alectoris chukar
775 observations · iNaturalist
ʻIʻiwi
Drepanis coccinea
676 observations · iNaturalist
'ohelo 'ai
Vaccinium reticulatum
586 observations · iNaturalist
Māmane
Sophora chrysophylla
556 observations · iNaturalist
fragrant evening-primrose
Oenothera stricta
506 observations · iNaturalist
Hawaiian Goose
Branta sandvicensis
445 observations · iNaturalist
ʻApapane
Himatione sanguinea
382 observations · iNaturalist
Pilo
Coprosma montana
317 observations · iNaturalist
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
Metrosideros polymorpha
247 observations · iNaturalist
Hawaiian Garden Spider
Argiope appensa
245 observations · iNaturalist
thatch screwpine
Pandanus tectorius
235 observations · iNaturalist
Hawaiʻi ʻAmakihi
Chlorodrepanis virens
230 observations · iNaturalist
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
227 observations
'Aiakanene
Coprosma ernodeoides
195 observations · iNaturalist
beach naupaka
Scaevola taccada
176 observations · iNaturalist
Akeake
Dodonaea viscosa
173 observations · iNaturalist
ʻAmaʻu
Sadleria cyatheoides
167 observations · iNaturalist
Musk Fern
Microsorum grossum
165 observations · iNaturalist
Small Indian Mongoose
Urva auropunctata
164 observations · iNaturalist
Wallich's wood fern
Dryopteris wallichiana
163 observations · iNaturalist
ribwort plantain
Plantago lanceolata
151 observations
African tulip tree
Spathodea campanulata
143 observations · iNaturalist
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
133 observations · iNaturalist
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
128 observations
‘Ākala
Rubus hawaiensis
125 observations · iNaturalist
Koster's curse
Miconia crenata
116 observations · iNaturalist
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
110 observations · iNaturalist

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