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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
- Save Our Shearwaters
- Locality
- St. Regis Princeville Resort, pool deck
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 22.2191, -159.4970
- Identified by
- Save Our Shearwaters staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Puffinus pacificus observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 287 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-09.

2026-10-09
Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
(c) Michael Weisensee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
(c) Michael Weisensee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
(c) Adam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Michael Weisensee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Michael Weisensee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Michael Weisensee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Puffinus pacificus. BPBM 185483. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090291035. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/185483.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090291035 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
