Puffinus auricularis
Townsend's Shearwater
As recorded: Puffinus auricularis C.H.Townsend, 1890
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Procellariiformes › Procellariidae
- Collected by
- ?
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Kahului Costco
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- United States
- Identified by
- F P Duvall II, Hi State DoFAWFern P. Duvall II →HI State DoFAW →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Puffinus auricularis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 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)
2026-10-01
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-18
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
2026-09-18
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
2026-09-18
(c) dude_mala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-05
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Puffinus auricularis. BPBM 185206. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 165334665. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/185206.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 165334665 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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