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Pterodroma phaeopygia in life
In life — Galápagos Petrel, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Thibaud Aronson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Thibaud Aronson

Pterodroma phaeopygia

Galápagos Petrel

As recorded: Pterodroma phaeopygia (Salvin, 1876)

Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Procellariiformes › Procellariidae

Collected by
C N Hodges
Collector number
Collector Number: RM072291-1
Locality
Haleakala National Park, (inner west slope of Haleakala Crater)
Island
Maui
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
20.7400, -156.2400
Identified by
C N Hodges, NPS
Record type
Preserved specimen
2,844 Bishop specimens of Pterodroma phaeopygia · collected 1926–1926Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Pterodroma phaeopygia observed near this locality

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-10-22.

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

Cite this specimen

Pterodroma phaeopygia. BPBM 178919. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 94997797. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/178919.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Type status not recognized

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