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Puffinus griseus
Sooty Shearwater
As recorded: Puffinus griseus (Gmelin, 1789)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Procellariiformes › Procellariidae
- Collected by
- A Seale
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AS 1217
- Locality
- Monterey
- Island
- Monterey Co.
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Puffinus griseus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,695 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Gisborne Region, New Zealand
(c) M Rutherford, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-28
Gisborne Region, New Zealand
(c) M Rutherford, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
MA, US
(c) Nadine Wright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
(c) Danny Castriotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
MA, US
(c) Connor Goudreau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Plymouth County, MA, USA
(c) Jon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Puffinus griseus. BPBM 1432. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38349621. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/1432.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38349621 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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