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Family Procellariidae

HAWAII

Puffinus pacificus 

Popoi'a Island, Kailua, Oahu

 

Haleiwa, Oahu, Hawaii

 

Kaena Point, Oahu

 WEDGE-TAILED SHEARWATER    'UA'U KANI

Common throughout the Hawaiian Islands.  Nests in burrows or crevices during summer-fall.  Calls resemble moaning or crying.  Highly susceptible to predation by animals & careless humans who trample or destroy burrows.  Fledglings prone to disorientation by lights onshore, causing them to eventually crash into structures or be hit by cars.