Black Storm-Petrel

Black Storm-Petrel

Hydrobates melania

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Manuel Antonio National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
2 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
4 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
5 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
6 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
7 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
8 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
11 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
12 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
13 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Storm-Petrel in Manuel Antonio National Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a Black Storm-Petrel sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Storm-Petrel in Manuel Antonio National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Black Storm-Petrel in Manuel Antonio National Park in our monthly data.

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