Galápagos Shearwater

Galápagos Shearwater

Puffinus subalaris

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

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
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 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
50–60%
2 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
4 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
5 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Galápagos Shearwater in Darién National Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a Galápagos Shearwater sighting in Darién National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Galápagos Shearwater in Darién National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Galápagos Shearwater in Darién National Park in our monthly data.

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