Birds of Nā Pali Coast State Park
The birds most often spotted in Nā Pali Coast, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
2,580
recent observations
50
species listed
50
birds
Naturalists have logged 2,580 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Nā Pali Coast. The most frequently seen is the ʻApapane, with 323 recorded sightings.
Rarer finds confirmed in Nā Pali Coast include Wandering Tattler, Brown Booby, Puaiohi and Red-footed Booby - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed birds in Nā Pali Coast
ʻApapane
Himatione sanguinea
323 observations · iNaturalist
Red Junglefowl
Gallus gallus
255 observations
Red-crested Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
214 observations · iNaturalist
White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus
192 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
170 observations
Warbling White-eye
Zosterops japonicus
154 observations · iNaturalist
Erckel's Spurfowl
Pternistis erckelii
110 observations · iNaturalist
Zebra Dove
Geopelia striata
107 observations · iNaturalist
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
101 observations · iNaturalist
Hawaiian Goose
Branta sandvicensis
98 observations · iNaturalist
Black Noddy
Anous minutus
87 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
70 observations
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
63 observations
Kaua'i 'Elepaio
Chasiempis sclateri
61 observations · iNaturalist
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
56 observations
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
44 observations
Chinese Hwamei
Garrulax canorus
41 observations · iNaturalist
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis
38 observations · iNaturalist
Japanese Bush Warbler
Horornis diphone
38 observations · iNaturalist
Laysan Albatross
Phoebastria immutabilis
30 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis
30 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
28 observations
Hawaiian Duck
Anas wyvilliana
26 observations · iNaturalist
Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata
23 observations
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
22 observations
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor
21 observations · iNaturalist
'Anianiau
Magumma parva
21 observations · iNaturalist
ʻIʻiwi
Drepanis coccinea
20 observations · iNaturalist
Hawaiian Coot
Fulica alai
16 observations · iNaturalist
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
15 observations
Kauaʻi ʻAmakihi
Chlorodrepanis stejnegeri
15 observations · iNaturalist
Hawaiian Petrel
Pterodroma sandwichensis
12 observations · iNaturalist
Red Avadavat
Amandava amandava
10 observations
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush
Pterorhinus pectoralis
9 observations · iNaturalist
Puaiohi
Myadestes palmeri
7 observations
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
7 observations
Red-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon rubricauda
5 observations · iNaturalist
Chestnut Munia
Lonchura atricapilla
5 observations · iNaturalist
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna pacifica
5 observations · iNaturalist
American Barn Owl
Tyto furcata
5 observations
ʻAkekeʻe
Loxops caeruleirostris
4 observations · iNaturalist
Newell's Shearwater
Puffinus newelli
4 observations · iNaturalist
Black-necked Stilt
Himantopus mexicanus
3 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
3 observations
Chukar
Alectoris chukar
2 observations
Ring-necked Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
2 observations
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
2 observations
Sanderling
Calidris alba
2 observations
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
2 observations
ʻAkikiki
Oreomystis bairdi
2 observations · iNaturalist
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