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Puffinus pacificus

Wedge-tailed Shearwater, `Ua`u kani

As recorded: Puffinus pacificus (Gmelin, 1789)

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Procellariiformes › Procellariidae

Collected by
Hall
Collector number
Collector Number: H 38
Island
Laysan
Region
Hawaii, United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
409 Bishop specimens of Puffinus pacificus · collected 1891–1897Species page ›

Puffinus pacificus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,362 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Puffinus pacificus. BPBM 633. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38343851. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/633.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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