Galápagos Petrel
Pterodroma phaeopygia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyProcellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)
- GenusPterodroma (Gadfly Petrels)
- SpeciesPterodroma phaeopygia (Galápagos Petrel)
Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands
Galápagos Shearwater
Puffinus subalaris
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Pink-footed Shearwater
Puffinus creatopus
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus pacificus
Cape Petrel
Daption capense
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 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Galápagos Petrel in Galápagos Islands?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Galápagos Petrel sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 1488 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Galápagos Petrel in Galápagos Islands?
June has the highest sighting rate for Galápagos Petrel in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.