Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_horned_puffin
Horned Puffin
Fratercula corniculata
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About Horned Puffin
Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) appears in the wider Hawaiian bird catalog, but the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist has no Kauaʻi occurrence code for it. An island-specific record is needed before claiming local presence.
Kauaʻi evidence
A Hawaiʻi-level record is available, but the species needs a documented Kauaʻi observation before local ecological conclusions are drawn.
Occurrence evidence
island_checklist_no_kauai_code
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Fratercula corniculata
- Common names
- Horned Puffin
- Family
- Alcidae
- Order
- Charadriiformes
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- No Kauaʻi occurrence code in 2017 island checklist; further evidence needed
- Origin
- Indigenous visitor
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- Kauaʻi occurrence or ecological use remains uncertain
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Cliffs
- Food and resource needs
- Food and resources may include marine prey such as fish, squid, crustaceans, areas schooling prey, carrion, or kleptoparasitic food pathways depending on the seabird role
- Reproduction
- Breeding on Kauaʻi is not established; seasonal resting and foraging habitat may be relevant.
- Shelter
- Shelter and structure within cliffs.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Predation at colonies, light fallout, powerline/collision mortality, fishery interaction, coastal disturbance, marine food-web change, and climate/ocean condition shifts
- Conservation actions
- Predator control, colony fencing where applicable, light reduction, fallout response, burrow/colony monitoring, fishery-risk mitigation, and protected nesting habitat
- Monitoring
- Document date, place, observer, habitat, behavior, and supporting media for any Kauaʻi observation.
- Data gaps
- A documented Kauaʻi observation with date, place, observer, and supporting media is needed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) appears in the wider Hawaiian bird catalog, but the Bishop Museum's 2017 island checklist has no Kauaʻi occurrence code for it. An island-specific record is needed before claiming local presence.