ʻUaʻu kani – Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Puffinus Pacificus
Stated-recognized Indigenous
NatureServe Heritage Rank Apparently secure/Secure
North American Waterbird
Conservation Plan
Low concern
Regional Seabird
Conservation Plan
USFWS 2005
ʻuaʻu kani

n. Wedge-tailed shearwater or moaning bird (Puffinus pacificus chlororhynchus). Lit., calling ʻuaʻu. Also hōʻio.

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