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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.

10,712
recent observations
30
species listed
21
plants
6
birds
1
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 10,712 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Haleakalā. The most frequently seen is the 'Āhinahina, with 1,023 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
1,023 observations · iNaturalist
Pūkiawe
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
927 observations · iNaturalist
Kūpaoa
Dubautia menziesii
917 observations · iNaturalist
Chukar
Alectoris chukar
803 observations
ʻIʻiwi
Drepanis coccinea
693 observations · iNaturalist
'ohelo 'ai
Vaccinium reticulatum
619 observations · iNaturalist
Māmane
Sophora chrysophylla
581 observations · iNaturalist
Fragrant Evening-primrose
Oenothera stricta
516 observations · iNaturalist
Hawaiian Goose
Branta sandvicensis
463 observations · iNaturalist
ʻApapane
Himatione sanguinea
391 observations · iNaturalist
Pilo
Coprosma montana
341 observations · iNaturalist
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
Metrosideros polymorpha
255 observations · iNaturalist
Hawaiian Garden Spider
Argiope appensa
252 observations · iNaturalist
Common Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
248 observations
Thatch Screwpine
Pandanus tectorius
243 observations · iNaturalist
Hawaiʻi ʻAmakihi
Chlorodrepanis virens
238 observations · iNaturalist
'Aiakanene
Coprosma ernodeoides
201 observations · iNaturalist
Beach Naupaka
Scaevola taccada
182 observations · iNaturalist
Musk Fern
Microsorum grossum
178 observations · iNaturalist
Akeake
Dodonaea viscosa
177 observations · iNaturalist
Small Indian Mongoose
Urva auropunctata
173 observations
ʻAmaʻu
Sadleria cyatheoides
172 observations · iNaturalist
Wallich's Wood Fern
Dryopteris wallichiana
166 observations · iNaturalist
Ribwort Plantain
Plantago lanceolata
156 observations
African Tulip Tree
Spathodea campanulata
149 observations · iNaturalist
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
142 observations · iNaturalist
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
131 observations
‘Ākala
Rubus hawaiensis
131 observations · iNaturalist
Common Selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
122 observations · iNaturalist
Koster's Curse
Miconia crenata
122 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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