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Phoebastria nigripes
Black-footed Albatross, Ka`upu
As recorded: Phoebastria nigripes (Audubon, 1839)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Procellariiformes › Diomedeidae
- Collected by
- W A Bryan
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Island
- Laysan
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Phoebastria nigripes observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 92 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-26.
2026-06-26
United States
(c) Marshall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-13
Kure Atoll, Hawaii, USA
(c) nickminnich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Alec Boyd-Devine, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-02
United States
(c) nickminnich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-01-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Phoebastria nigripes. BPBM 2997. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36510157. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/2997.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 36510157 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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