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Bonin petrel

Pterodroma hypoleuca (Salvin, 1888)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca) is a species in the family Procellariidae, order Procellariiformes. Recorded adults weigh 176 g to 178 g and live up to 17 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)
Photo: Duncan Wright , USFWS · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bonin petrel

Weight
176 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
63 cm – 71 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
17 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
30.8 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
49 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the bonin petrel?

BONIN PETREL · WINGSPAN 71 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 71 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the bonin petrel is about 42% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the bonin petrel live?

Not recorded

What is the bonin petrel?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Bonin petrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bonin_petrel&oldid=1355300493), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bonin petrel endangered?

The bonin petrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the bonin petrel classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderProcellariiformes
  5. familyProcellariidae
  6. genusPterodroma
  7. SpeciesPterodroma hypoleuca (Salvin, 1888)

Synonyms Oestrelata hypoleuca, Oestrolata hypoleuca, Pterodroma hypoleuca hypoleuca, Pterodroma leucoptera hypoleuca

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • نوء بونينArabic
  • petrell de les illes BoninCatalan
  • buřňák boninskýCzech
  • pedryn BoninWelsh
  • BoninsturmvogelGerman
  • Bonin-SturmvogelGerman
  • bonina petreloEsperanto
  • Petrel de las BoninSpanish
  • mustlaik-tormilindEstonian
  • kurosivonviistäjäFinnish
  • Pétrel des BoninFrench
  • Diablotin des BoninFrench
  • NunuluHawaiian
  • boninski zovojCroatian
  • bonin-szigeteki viharmadárHungarian
  • Petrello delle BoninItalian
  • Petrello delle isole BoninItalian
  • シロハラミズナギドリJapanese
  • 흰배슴새Korean
  • boninis audrašauklisLithuanian
  • Boninas vētrasputnsLatvian
  • BoninstormvogelDutch
  • petrel bonińskiPolish
  • freira-das-bonimPortuguese
  • freira-das-boninPortuguese
  • grazina-das-boninPortuguese
  • Бонинский тайфунникRussian
  • tajfúnnik pásochvostýSlovak
  • Boninska burnicaSerbian
  • boninpetrellSwedish
  • Bonin FırtınakuşuTurkish
  • тайфунник бонінськийUkrainian
  • 白腹穴鳥Chinese
  • 白腹穴鳥〔白額圓尾鸌〕Chinese
  • 白額圓尾鸌Chinese
  • 白额圆尾鹱Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the bonin petrel

Other species in the same genus Pterodroma.

CompareBonin petrel vs Bermuda petrelBonin petrel vs Great-winged petrelBonin petrel vs Soft-plumaged petrelBonin petrel vs Black-winged petrel

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bonin petrel?

An adult bonin petrel weighs 176 g and has a wingspan of 63 cm – 71 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bonin petrel endangered?

The bonin petrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the bonin petrel live?

The bonin petrel has a recorded lifespan of 17 years.

What kind of animal is the bonin petrel?

The bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca) belongs to the family Procellariidae in the order Procellariiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{bonin_petrel_2026,
  title = {Bonin petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bonin-petrel},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}