Kauaʻi record · kba_bird_bulwer_s_petrel
Bulwer’s Petrel
Bulweria bulwerii
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About Bulwer’s Petrel
Bulwer’s Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) 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. A Hawaiʻi-level record is available, but the species needs a documented Kauaʻi observation before local ecological conclusions are drawn.
Occurrence evidence
bishop_island_checklist_2017
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Bulweria bulwerii
- Common names
- Bulwer’s Petrel
- Family
- Procellariidae
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Kauaʻi documented: breeding visitor (2017 island checklist)
- Origin
- Indigenous
- 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
- Marine Seabird
- Food and resource needs
- Pelagic seabird diet
- Reproduction
- Suitable nesting or roosting sites, seasonal food, and protection from disturbance and predators.
- Shelter
- Shelter and structure within marine seabird.
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Rats, feral cats, barn owls, and big-headed ants · Owl carcass findings on Moku'ae'ae make predator control an active relationship
- Conservation actions
- Nest-box placement, barn owl control, rat-free biosecurity, trail cameras, and Lehua/Moku'ae'ae recovery monitoring
- Monitoring
- Document date, place, observer, habitat, behavior, and supporting media for any Kauaʻi observation.
- Data gaps
- Update island status with dated contemporary records · Specific Kauaʻi habitat and abundance need local evidence
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Kauai Offshore Islet Breeder With Management Enhancement
- Seasonal description
- Bulwer’s Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) 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.
Sources and further reading
- https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/birds/ou/
- https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/lehua/
- https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/sanctuaries/kaua%CA%BBi-offshore-islets-seabird-sanctuaries/
- https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/2022/04/26/nr22-057/
- https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/2024/09/24/nr24-122/
- https://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/birds/rlp-monograph/SEHIlist.htm