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Puffinus newelli
Newell Shearwater
As recorded: Puffinus auricularis newelli Henshaw, 1900
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Procellariiformes › Procellariidae
- Collected by
- ?
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Lihue, (Kauai Surf Hotel)*
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Puffinus newelli observed alive in Hawaiʻi
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.
2026-10-03
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
2026-09-18
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
2026-09-05
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) seabird_fan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Puffinus newelli. BPBM 160883. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95025718. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/160883.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95025718 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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