One of the 6 petrels on WAnimals

Birds · Procellariiformes · Procellariidae
Pterodroma sandwichensis
At very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
The Hawaiian petrel or ua'u breeds in burrows dug on the high slopes of the Hawaiian volcanoes, including the Haleakala caldera at an altitude of more than two thousand metres, and feeds on the open sea hundreds of kilometres away. It only enters the colony at night. Introduced rats, cats and mongooses, together with collisions with power lines and artificial lights, have reduced it to a few thousand pairs.
Weight
400 g – 500 g
Size
40 cm – 46 cm
Life expectancy
30 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
Sighting difficulty
Hard
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Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterodroma_sandwichensis
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Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
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The hawaiian petrel is classified as endangered. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 3 protected areas — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
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