- Pterodroma sandwichensis
Identification
37·5–40 cm (14¾-15¾ in)
- Long wings
- Long tail
- Dark cap
- Blackish upperparts
- White underparts
- Pink and black feet
Distribution
Hawaiian Islands; ranges south to Polynesia.
Nests primarily in rocky openings in high elevation alpine lava fields and mountainsides on Mauna Loa and East Maui. Smaller nesting populations in other parts of the Hawaiian Islands are less well known.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Oceanic except when breeding.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of squid and octopus.
Breeding
Nests are built in burrows or rock crevices. A single white egg is laid.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Oct 2017)
- Animal.memozee
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Hawaiian Petrel. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Hawaiian_Petrel
