Hawaiian Petrel

Pterodroma sandwichensis (Ridgway, 1884)

Hawaiian Petrel, Pterodroma sandwichensis, breeds in montane Kaua'i, Moloka'i, Lana'i, Maui and Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean, and ranges outside the breeding season to the Gulf of Alaska and offshore waters of the eastern North Pacific from Oregon to California. It is a petrel in the family Procellariidae and was described by Ridgway in 1884. Endemic to Hawaiʻi, it is a large, dark grey-brown and white bird. It nests in burrows or rock crevices, and its breeding season runs from March to October.

Order

Procellariiformes

Family

Procellariidae — Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels

Breeding range

Pacific Ocean: montane Kaua'i, Moloka'i (formerly), Lana'i, Maui and Hawaii (main Hawaiian Is.)

Nonbreeding range

to Gulf of Alaska and offshore waters of e North Pacific from Oregon to California