
Puffinus newelli
Newell's Shearwater
As recorded: Puffinus auricularis newelli Henshaw, 1900
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Procellariiformes › Procellariidae
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.0627, -159.5370
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Puffinus newelli observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-03.

2026-10-03
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-14
Hawaii, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Puffinus newelli. BPBM 157509. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38349711. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/157509.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38349711 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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