EndangeredHawaiian Petrel
Pterodroma sandwichensis
One of the 5 shearwaters on WAnimals
Birds · Procellariiformes · Procellariidae
Puffinus newelli
At extremely high risk of imminent extinction in the wild.
Newell's shearwater is a seabird endemic to Hawaii that breeds in burrows dug on mountain slopes in the interior of the islands, above all on Kauai, and feeds on the open sea. Its population has fallen by more than ninety per cent since the 1970s. The main causes are predation by cats and rats and, above all, the disorientation of fledglings by artificial lights.
Weight
340 g – 425 g
Size
30 cm – 35 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
Very hard
Estimated population
Fewer than 20,000 individuals
Sources consulted: https://www.iucnredlist.org/ | https://animaldiversity.org/ | https://es.wikipedia.org/
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Newell's Shearwater — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The newell's shearwater is classified as critically 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 1 protected area — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
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