Evidence found
1,617 records across 27 countries and territories, 1887–2026.
Puffinus pacificus · GBIF taxon key 5229344
Where has the wedge-tailed shearwater been recorded?
Puffinus pacificus occurrence evidence comes from 1,617 records in 27 countries and territories, from 1887 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 1,617 records
- 27 places
- 92 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-22. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: May.
10 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
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When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18872026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where wedge-tailed shearwater has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for wedge-tailed shearwater. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 551 | |
| Japan | 298 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 168 | |
| Australia | 126 | |
| Mexico | 98 | |
| ZZ | 16 | |
| Colombia | 14 | |
| Mauritius | 14 | |
| New Zealand | 9 | |
| Guatemala | 7 | |
| Norfolk Island | 7 | |
| Cook Islands | 6 | |
| Kiribati | 5 | |
| France | 3 | |
| American Samoa | 2 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2 | |
| French Polynesia | 2 | |
| Seychelles | 2 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 2 | |
| Costa Rica | 1 | |
| Micronesia | 1 | |
| Guam | 1 | |
| Indonesia | 1 | |
| Niue | 1 | |
| Panama | 1 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | |
| Tokelau | 1 |
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.