Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma castro
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyHydrobatidae (Northern Storm-Petrels)
- GenusOceanodroma
- SpeciesOceanodroma castro (Band-rumped Storm-Petrel)
📅 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 | Isla del Coco National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Band-rumped Storm-Petrel in Isla del Coco National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Band-rumped Storm-Petrel sighting in Isla del Coco National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Band-rumped Storm-Petrel in Isla del Coco National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Band-rumped Storm-Petrel in Isla del Coco National Park in our monthly data.