Galápagos Shearwater
Puffinus subalaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyProcellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)
- GenusPuffinus (Small Shearwaters)
- SpeciesPuffinus subalaris (Galápagos Shearwater)
Closest Relatives at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus pacificus
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Puffinus carneipes
Pink-footed Shearwater
Puffinus creatopus
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Tahiti Petrel
Pseudobulweria rostrata
Parkinson's Petrel
Procellaria parkinsoni
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma tethys
Halocyptena microsoma
Oceanodroma microsoma
Black Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates melania
Leach's Petrel
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma castro
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Galápagos Shearwater in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Galápagos Shearwater sighting in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, based on 81 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Galápagos Shearwater in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Galápagos Shearwater in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve in our monthly data.