Cape Petrel
Daption capense
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyProcellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)
- GenusDaption
- SpeciesDaption capense (Cape Petrel)
Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands
Galápagos Shearwater
Puffinus subalaris
Galápagos Petrel
Pterodroma phaeopygia
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Pink-footed Shearwater
Puffinus creatopus
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus pacificus
Parkinson's Petrel
Procellaria parkinsoni
Christmas Shearwater
Puffinus nativitatis
Elliot's Storm Petrel
Oceanites gracilis
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma tethys
Waved Albatross
Phoebastria irrorata
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma castro
Wilson's Storm Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
📅 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 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 6 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cape Petrel in Galápagos Islands?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Cape Petrel sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Petrel in Galápagos Islands?
July has the highest sighting rate for Cape Petrel in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.