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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
- ?
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- United States
- Identified by
- R L Pyle
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Puffinus pacificus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,352 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-31.

2026-10-31
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
QLD, AU
(c) Chris Wetherall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Sand Island, Midway Island, UM
(c) calcariidaeeee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Henderson Field, Midway Island, UM
(c) calcariidaeeee, 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)
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Cite this specimen
Puffinus pacificus. BPBM 178739. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 95026857. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/178739.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 95026857 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
