Puffinus nativitatis
Christmas Shearwater
As recorded: Puffinus nativitatis Streets, 1877
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Procellariiformes › Procellariidae
- Collected by
- Y H Sinoto & A SinotoAkihiko Sinoto →Yosihiko Sinoto →
- Identified by
- D W Steadman
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Puffinus nativitatis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-28.
2026-08-28
KI
(c) Reizo Knapp, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-09
(c) seabird_fan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Island, UM
(c) colleenmcd16, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-29
(c) Stephen John Davies, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-23
United States
(c) nickminnich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-14
United States
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Puffinus nativitatis. BPBM 160406. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090350369. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/160406.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090350369 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026