Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_oahu_elepaio
Oahu Elepaio
Chasiempis ibidis
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About Oahu Elepaio
Oahu Elepaio (Chasiempis ibidis) appears in the wider Hawaiian bird catalog, but the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist has no Kauaʻi occurrence code for it. An island-specific record is needed before claiming local presence.
Kauaʻi evidence
A Hawaiʻi-level record is available, but the species needs a documented Kauaʻi observation before local ecological conclusions are drawn.
Occurrence evidence
island_checklist_no_kauai_code
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Chasiempis ibidis
- Common names
- Oahu Elepaio
- Family
- Monarchidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- No Kauaʻi occurrence code in 2017 island checklist; further evidence needed
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Endangered
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Kauaʻi occurrence or ecological use remains uncertain
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Forest · Wetlands
- Food and resource needs
- Diet remains species-specific and not a Kauai food-web conclusion without locality evidence.
- Reproduction
- Suitable nesting or roosting sites, seasonal food, and protection from disturbance and predators.
- Shelter
- Shelter and structure within forest, wetlands.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Extinction, disease, habitat loss, introduced predators, and competition remain candidate relationship questions
- Conservation actions
- Use as native/historical comparison or recovery context · Require direct locality and action evidence for management ranking
- Monitoring
- Document date, place, observer, habitat, behavior, and supporting media for any Kauaʻi observation.
- Data gaps
- A documented Kauaʻi observation with date, place, observer, and supporting media is needed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Oahu Elepaio (Chasiempis ibidis) appears in the wider Hawaiian bird catalog, but the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist has no Kauaʻi occurrence code for it. An island-specific record is needed before claiming local presence.