Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_northern_cardinal
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
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About Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is recorded as a naturalized resident or reintroduced population on Kauaʻi in the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist. This is a documented island occurrence, not a claim of an individual sighting in 2026.
Kauaʻi evidence
Bishop Museum island checklist (version 2, 2017) lists Kauaʻi status N: naturalized resident or reintroduced population. See original island table. A Hawaiʻi-level record is available, but the species needs a documented Kauaʻi observation before local ecological conclusions are drawn.
Occurrence evidence
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Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Cardinalis cardinalis
- Common names
- Northern Cardinal
- Family
- Cardinalidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Kauaʻi documented: naturalized resident or reintroduced population (2017 island checklist)
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Island occurrence supported by the 2017 checklist; abundance and current year presence are not established here
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Introduced Terrestrial Bird
- Food and resource needs
- Not developed for Kauai in this slice.
- Reproduction
- Suitable nesting or roosting sites, seasonal food, and protection from disturbance and predators.
- Shelter
- Shelter and structure within introduced terrestrial bird.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Primary risk is geographic overreach from Hawaii or Oahu facts into Kauai
- Conservation actions
- Hold as review/review note until direct Kauai records justify confirmed
- Monitoring
- Document date, place, observer, habitat, behavior, and supporting media for any Kauaʻi observation.
- Data gaps
- Update island status with dated contemporary records · Specific Kauaʻi habitat and abundance need local evidence
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Introduced Hawaiian Species Not Confirmed To Kauai
- Seasonal description
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is recorded as a naturalized resident or reintroduced population on Kauaʻi in the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist. This is a documented island occurrence, not a claim of an individual sighting in 2026.