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Pseudobulweria rostrata
Tahiti Petrel
As recorded: Pterodroma rostrata (Peale, 1848)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Procellariiformes › Procellariidae
- Collected by
- W C & B H GagneW.J. C →Betsy H. Gagne →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Doumu
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- S L Olson, 1990
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pseudobulweria rostrata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 174 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-13.

2026-10-13
At sea, Los Santos Panama
(c) Noam Markus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
At sea, Oaxaca, Mexico
(c) Noam Markus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pseudobulweria rostrata. BPBM 156611. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38320524. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/156611.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38320524 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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