Least Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma microsoma
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyHydrobatidae (Northern Storm-Petrels)
- GenusOceanodroma
- SpeciesOceanodroma microsoma (Least Storm-Petrel)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Least Storm-Petrel sighting in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma tethys
Leach's Petrel
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma castro
Black Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates melania
Galápagos Shearwater
Puffinus subalaris
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus pacificus
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Puffinus carneipes
Pink-footed Shearwater
Puffinus creatopus
Tahiti Petrel
Pseudobulweria rostrata
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Parkinson's Petrel
Procellaria parkinsoni
📅 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 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Least Storm-Petrel in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Least Storm-Petrel sighting in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Least Storm-Petrel in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Least Storm-Petrel in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve in our monthly data.