Pterodroma hypoleuca
Bonin Petrel
As recorded: Pterodroma hypoleuca (Salvin, 1888)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Procellariiformes › Procellariidae
- Collected by
- S A Richardson
- Collector number
- Collector Number: SAR 93-1
- Locality
- Sand Island, E of - behind - bowling alley
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- U.S. Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 28.2100, -177.3700
- Identified by
- N Seto
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Pterodroma hypoleuca observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Sand Island, Midway Islands, United States Minor Outlying Islands
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2026-10-08
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Island, UM
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2026-07-15
Midway, UM
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2026-05-08
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Island, UM
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2026-04-01
Midway, UM
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2026-03-13
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Island, UM
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Cite this specimen
Pterodroma hypoleuca. BPBM 179790. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 94998557. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/179790.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 94998557 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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