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Wildlife in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

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

22,437
recent observations
30
species listed
26
plants
4
birds

Naturalists have logged 22,437 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes. The most frequently seen is the ʻŌhiʻa Lehua, with 3,966 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (26 of the species listed here), followed by birds (4).

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Most-observed species in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes

ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
Metrosideros polymorpha
3,966 observations · iNaturalist
Bamboo Orchid
Arundina graminifolia
1,668 observations · iNaturalist
false staghorn fern
Dicranopteris linearis
1,533 observations · iNaturalist
Kahili ginger
Hedychium gardnerianum
1,386 observations · iNaturalist
Pūkiawe
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
1,385 observations · iNaturalist
'ohelo 'ai
Vaccinium reticulatum
1,382 observations · iNaturalist
Kalij Pheasant
Lophura leucomelanos
1,256 observations · iNaturalist
hāpu‘u pulu
Cibotium glaucum
1,114 observations · iNaturalist
pink knotweed
Persicaria capitata
847 observations · iNaturalist
ʻApapane
Himatione sanguinea
715 observations · iNaturalist
Hawaiian Goose
Branta sandvicensis
691 observations · iNaturalist
Garden Montbretia
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
621 observations · iNaturalist
Akeake
Dodonaea viscosa
592 observations · iNaturalist
Koa
Acacia koa
510 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese anemone
Eriocapitella japonica
447 observations · iNaturalist
ʻōhelo kau lāʻau
Vaccinium calycinum
401 observations · iNaturalist
Māmaki
Pipturus albidus
395 observations · iNaturalist
Dubautia scabra
Dubautia scabra
364 observations · iNaturalist
ʻAmaʻu
Sadleria cyatheoides
358 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Himalayan Raspberry
Rubus ellipticus
345 observations · iNaturalist
staghorn clubmoss
Palhinhaea cernua
329 observations · iNaturalist
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
301 observations · iNaturalist
Rattleweed
Crotalaria retusa
283 observations · iNaturalist
Kāwaʻu
Ilex anomala
232 observations · iNaturalist
strawberry-guava
Psidium cattleyanum
231 observations · iNaturalist
Glory bush
Pleroma urvilleanum
228 observations · iNaturalist
Warbling White-eye
Zosterops japonicus
218 observations · iNaturalist
faya bayberry
Morella faya
216 observations · iNaturalist
skeleton fork fern
Psilotum nudum
215 observations · iNaturalist
lava dock
Rumex skottsbergii
208 observations · iNaturalist

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