Phaethon lepturus
Koa‘e kea
As recorded: Phaethon lepturus Daudin, 1802
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Phaethontiformes › Phaethontidae
- Collected by
- A Seale
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AS Ma11
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- Mangareva Island
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Phaethon lepturus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,358 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Airport Road, Pointe La Rue, SC
(c) almkuznetsov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Îles Australes, PF
(c) Louis Beney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Poipu, HI 96756, USA
(c) John Ritchie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Tuamasaga, Samoa
(c) Rosie B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Location: 17.345045, -159.400041
(c) Rosie B, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
La Digue and Inner Islands, SC
(c) neelamy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Phaethon lepturus. BPBM 2365. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37982717. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/2365.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37982717 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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