Bonin Petrel

How to identify

Field marks

1. Head white with black cap and black cheek patches
2. Upperparts pale gray, with dark “M” pattern across back
3. Underwing white, with dark patches on edges and at wrist
4. Dark half-collar across breast, rest of underparts white

Where and when it's recorded

Bonin Petrel has been recorded at 9 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Midway Atoll NWR – Sand IslandU.S. Outlying Islands415 records
2. Midway Atoll – Water Catchment AreaU.S. Outlying Islands282 records
3. Midway Atoll NWR – Eastern IslandU.S. Outlying Islands43 records

Countries and regions with the most records

U.S. Outlying IslandsJapan

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Bonin petrel or nunulu (Pterodroma hypoleuca) is a seabird in the family Procellariidae. It is a small gadfly petrel that is found in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Its secretive habits, remote breeding colonies and limited range have resulted in few studies and many aspects of the species' biology are poorly known.

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