Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_hawaiian_petrel
Hawaiian Petrel
Pterodroma sandwichensis
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About Hawaiian Petrel
Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis) is recorded as a breeding visitor on Kauaʻi in the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist. This is a documented island occurrence, not a claim of an individual sighting in 2026.
Kauaʻi evidence
Bishop Museum island checklist (version 2, 2017) lists Kauaʻi status B: breeding visitor. See original island table. The record includes Kauaʻi-specific or clearly defined regional evidence appropriate to its stated occurrence status.
Occurrence evidence
bishop_island_checklist_2017
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Pterodroma sandwichensis
- Common names
- Hawaiian Petrel
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Kauaʻi documented: breeding visitor (2017 island checklist)
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Island occurrence supported by the 2017 checklist; abundance and current year presence are not established here
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Forest
- Food and resource needs
- Feeds thousands of kilometers from colonies, often over predatory fish schools
- Reproduction
- Suitable nesting or roosting sites, seasonal food, and protection from disturbance and predators.
- Shelter
- Shelter and structure within forest.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Cats, rats, dogs, pigs, barn owls, mongoose risk, ungulate burrow damage, artificial-light fallout, powerline/structure collisions, invasive plants, and remote-colony control difficulty
- Conservation actions
- Predator and ungulate control, colony monitoring, burrow cameras/scopes, powerline and light mitigation, fallout rescue, Nihoku predator-proof colony support, and ohia/ROD prevention
- Monitoring
- Track occurrence, abundance, habitat condition, breeding or seasonal use, and significant threats.
- Data gaps
- Update island status with dated contemporary records · Specific Kauaʻi habitat and abundance need local evidence
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Endangered Kauai Breeder April December Fledging Risk
- Seasonal description
- Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis) is recorded as a breeding visitor on Kauaʻi in the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist. This is a documented island occurrence, not a claim of an individual sighting in 2026.