At-sea surveys in the Solomon Islands recorded dark, intermediate, and pale forms of this small shearwater. Its breeding sites remain unconfirmed.
It is a small seabird with a long, slender bill. At-sea observations in the Solomon Islands recorded dark, intermediate, and pale plumage forms.
In the survey area it sometimes fed alongside seabirds gathered over skipjack tuna schools, and it was also recorded feeding alone along lines of floating debris.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.