HAWAII - Possible Elepaio? (1 Viewer)

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itwphotography

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• Apr 18, 2018

• #1

Hey everyone! I spotted this bird while on Kauai, Hawai'i, near Waita Reservoir. The colouring seems reversed compared to other Elepaio species, however I am struggling to come up with anything else.

Any help identifying this would be great! Thank you!

 

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RafaelMatias

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• Apr 18, 2018

• #2

Hi and welcome to Birdforum. I know next to nothing about Hawaiian birds, but have you considered the introduced White-rumped Shama?

 

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Mark Andrews

• Apr 18, 2018

• #3

Do you get White-rumped Shama's there as an introduced species?

 

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Mark Andrews

• Apr 18, 2018

• #4

RafaelMatias said:

Hi and welcome to Birdforum. I know next to nothing about Hawaiian birds, but have you considered the introduced White-rumped Shama?

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lol, snap

That's what it looks like to me, a WRShama

 

Jon Turner

Well-known member

• Apr 18, 2018

• #5

Saw WRS on Maui....

 

Steve Schoech

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• Apr 19, 2018

• #6

Wikipedia says they were introduced to Kauai in 1931. I regularly see and hear them on Oahu, and just spent a couple days on Molokai where they're also regular.