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Family
Procellariidae
HAWAII Puffinus
pacificus
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. |
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