Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_lavender_waxbill
Lavender Waxbill
Estrilda caerulescens
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About Lavender Waxbill
Lavender Waxbill (Estrilda caerulescens) 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
- Estrilda caerulescens
- Common names
- Lavender Waxbill
- Family
- Estrildidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- No Kauaʻi occurrence code in 2017 island checklist; further evidence needed
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Kauaʻi occurrence or ecological use remains uncertain
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Forest · Wetlands · Agricultural areas
- Food and resource needs
- Food and resources may include seeds, buds, fruit, nectar, and arthropods according to bill form and native/introduced status
- Reproduction
- Suitable nesting or roosting sites, seasonal food, and protection from disturbance and predators.
- Shelter
- Shelter and structure within forest, wetlands, agricultural areas.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Competition, seed dispersal, crop/ornamental use, disease movement, and native-bird interaction are open questions
- Conservation actions
- Attach Kauai establishment status, habitat contact, abundance, management concern, and interaction evidence before intervention 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
- Lavender Waxbill (Estrilda caerulescens) 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.
Sources and further reading
- https://westernfieldornithologists.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Hawaiian_Islands_Bird_Checklist-Jan-2019.pdf
- https://www.usgs.gov/publications/interspecific-competition-among-hawaiian-forest-birds
- https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/kauai/learn/
- https://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/birds/rlp-monograph/SEHIlist.htm