Black-vented Shearwater

Black-vented Shearwater

Puffinus opisthomelas

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Channel Islands National Park

Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park

Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus griseus

10–20% · With luck
Pink-footed Shearwater
VU

Pink-footed Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus creatopus

0–10% · With luck
Flesh-footed Shearwater

Flesh-footed Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus carneipes

<5% · Rare
Manx Shearwater
LC

Manx Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus puffinus

<5% · Rare
Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus tenuirostris

<5% · Rare
Buller's Shearwater

Buller's Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus bulleri

<5% · Rare
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
LC

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus pacificus

Insufficient data
Northern Fulmar
LC

Northern Fulmar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulmarus glacialis

0–10% · With luck
Scopoli's Shearwater
LC

Scopoli's Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calonectris diomedea

Insufficient data
Cook's Petrel
VU Endemic

Cook's Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pterodroma cookii

<5% · Rare
Streaked Shearwater
NT

Streaked Shearwater

Bird

Calonectris leucomelas

<5% · Rare
Black Storm-Petrel
LC

Black Storm-Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydrobates melania

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
3 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-vented Shearwater in Channel Islands National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Black-vented Shearwater sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 814 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-vented Shearwater in Channel Islands National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Black-vented Shearwater in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.

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