Wilson's Storm Petrel

Wilson's Storm Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Acadia National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
3 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
6 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
7 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
8 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wilson's Storm Petrel in Acadia National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Wilson's Storm Petrel sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 356 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Wilson's Storm Petrel in Acadia National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Storm Petrel in Acadia National Park in our monthly data.

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