Galápagos Shearwater

Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands

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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 Galápagos Islands?

About 53% of visitor-days record a Galápagos Shearwater sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 3835 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Galápagos Shearwater in Galápagos Islands?

June has the highest sighting rate for Galápagos Shearwater in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.