Honolulu is unlike anywhere else in the country, an island city where the wildlife is largely its own. Green sea turtles rest on the beaches, spinner dolphins and humpback whales (in winter) move offshore, and the reefs teem with fish found nowhere on the mainland. On land many birds are introduced, from red-crested cardinals to zebra doves, but the native white terns nest right in the downtown shade trees, and seabirds ring the coast.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Honolulu. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
60,630
recent observations
30
species listed
17
birds
8
plants
3
reptiles & amphibians
Naturalists have logged 60,630 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Honolulu. The most frequently seen is the Red-crested Cardinal, with 4,800 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (17 of the species listed here), followed by plants (8).
Rarer finds confirmed near Honolulu include Green Sea Turtle - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.