Kailua-Kona

19.59983 , -156.24462

United States of America (USA)

The offshore waters along the Kona Coast is excellent for pelagic birding outings.

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Site name was changed by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) into "Kailua-Kona Pelagics" (2023-07-04 12:09:25 )

Coordinates were set by Lance Tanino : 19.5998/-156.2446 (2023-06-25 04:37:45 )

Site name was set by Lance Tanino as "Kailua-Kona" (2023-06-25 04:37:45 )

Edited by Lance Tanino on 2023-06-25 04:39:12
The offshore waters along the Kona Coast is excellent for pelagic birding outings.

  • Top species

List up to ca. 25 species that:
• have a limited distribution range and/or are rare on a global level
• are most sought-after by birdwatchers at this site
• and are relatively easy to see at this site (year-round or seasonally)

Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
White Tern (Gygis alba)
Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda)
Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)
Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
Leach's Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous)
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates castro)
Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata)
Juan Fernandez Petrel (Pterodroma externa)
Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis)
White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis)
Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis)
Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica)
Buller's Shearwater (Ardenna bulleri)
Sooty Shearwater (Ardenna grisea)
Christmas Shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis)
Newell's Shearwater (Puffinus newelli)
Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
Burrowing Parakeet (Cyanoliseus patagonus)

Burrowing Parakeet (Cyanoliseus patagonus) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:53:34)

Bulwer's Petrel (Bulweria bulwerii) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:51:11)

Buller's Shearwater (Ardenna bulleri) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:50:58)

Christmas Shearwater (Puffinus nativitatis) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:50:44)

Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna pacifica) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:50:25)

Sooty Shearwater (Ardenna grisea) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:50:11)

Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:48:13)

White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:47:56)

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:47:43)

White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:47:27)

Juan Fernandez Petrel (Pterodroma externa) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:47:12)

Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:46:59)

Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:46:45)

Mottled Petrel (Pterodroma inexpectata) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:46:27)

Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:46:09)

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates castro) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:45:55)

Leach's Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:45:32)

Newell's Shearwater (Puffinus newelli) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:45:09)

Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:44:55)

Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:44:40)

Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:44:24)

Black Noddy (Anous minutus) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:43:49)

Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:43:36)

Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:43:06)

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:42:49)

Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:42:32)

White Tern (Gygis alba) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:42:19)

Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:42:02)

Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:41:47)

Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) was added by Lance Tanino (2023-06-25 04:41:31)

  • Timing and strategy

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Edited by Lance Tanino on 2023-06-25 04:57
Late winter Spring Summer Autumn 
  • How to get there

Hawaii Birdwatching group on Facebook

www.hawaiibirdingguide.com

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Edited by Lance Tanino on 2023-06-25 04:56
Hawaii Birdwatching group on Facebook www.hawaiibirdingguide.com

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Species:
2023-05-13 Pelagic Kona, 5.13.2023 Lance Tanino
2023-04-08 Pelagic Kona, 4.08.2023 Lance Tanino
2021-02-06 Pelagic Kona, 2.06.2021 Lance Tanino
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