
Pterodroma phaeopygia
Galápagos Petrel
As recorded: Pterodroma phaeopygia (Salvin, 1876)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Procellariiformes › Procellariidae
- Collected by
- ?
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Barking Sands Beach
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pterodroma phaeopygia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 44 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Hawaii, US
(c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-18
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved

2026-08-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-08
United States
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pterodroma phaeopygia. BPBM 157513. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38319621. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/157513.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38319621 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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