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 Machalilla National Park
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
White-chinned Petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Pink-footed Shearwater
Puffinus creatopus
Parkinson's Petrel
Procellaria parkinsoni
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma tethys
Waved Albatross
Phoebastria irrorata
Black Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates melania
Elliot's Storm Petrel
Oceanites gracilis
Buller's Mollymawk
Thalassarche bulleri
📅 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 Machalilla National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Galápagos Petrel sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Galápagos Petrel in Machalilla National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Galápagos Petrel in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.