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Friday, April 5, 2024

Seabirds of Kīlauea

Examples of seabirds at Kīlauea Point on the north shore of Kaua’i today (4 April 2024):

‘Uau kani, or Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica)



Koaula, or Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)…including two in a courtship display:




‘Ā, or Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)



Mōlī, or Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)



‘Iwa, or Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)