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Puffinus pacificus
Wedge-tailed Shearwater, `Ua`u kani
As recorded: Puffinus pacificus (Gmelin, 1789)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Procellariiformes › Procellariidae
- Island
- Bora-Bora Island
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Puffinus pacificus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,348 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
QLD, AU
(c) Chris Wetherall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Kiribati
(c) nikosoccer1014, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Kiribati
(c) nikosoccer1014, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
NSW, AU
(c) berigora26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
New Caledonia, NC
(c) pndhunt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Puffinus pacificus. BPBM 2496. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38349023. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/2496.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38349023 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026