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Puffinus pacificus
Wedge-tailed Shearwater, `Ua`u kani
As recorded: Puffinus pacificus (Gmelin, 1789)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Procellariiformes › Procellariidae
- Collected by
- J Aidem
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1401, -157.0120
- Identified by
- NMNH, 2012, BP 3649
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Puffinus pacificus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-06-26.

2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-14
Molokaʻi, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) twothylacines, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Puffinus pacificus. BPBM 147465. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165335354. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/147465.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 165335354 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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