Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_millerbird
Millerbird
Acrocephalus familiaris
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About Millerbird
Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris) 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
- Acrocephalus familiaris
- Common names
- Millerbird
- Family
- Acrocephalidae
- 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
- Terrestrial Or Aerial Bird
- Food and resource needs
- Food and resources may include insects, spiders, fruit, nectar, seeds, aerial prey, or mixed omnivory according to the species' feeding guild
- Reproduction
- Suitable nesting or roosting sites, seasonal food, and protection from disturbance and predators.
- Shelter
- Shelter and structure within terrestrial or aerial bird.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Millerbird threat fields are limited to record review, survey detectability, habitat-condition context, disease risk, disturbance, and avoiding false confirmed into resident Kauaʻi conservation analysis
- Conservation actions
- Survey, monitoring, habitat-specific management, threat testing, and evidence-based response
- 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
- Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris) 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.