Pterodroma sandwichensis
Hawaiian Petrel
As recorded: Pterodroma phaeopygia sandwichensis (Ridgway, 1884)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Procellariiformes › Procellariidae
- Collected by
- ?
- Locality
- Koloa Road, near Lawai turnoff
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- United States
- Coordinates
- 21.9224, -159.5070
- Identified by
- USGS staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Pterodroma sandwichensis observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-03
Hawaii, US
(c) jugbayjs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-11-16
Hawaii, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pterodroma sandwichensis. BPBM 185575. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090246711. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/185575.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090246711 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026