Elliot's Storm Petrel
Oceanites gracilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyHydrobatidae (Northern Storm-Petrels)
- GenusOceanites (Oceanites Storm-Petrels)
- SpeciesOceanites gracilis (Elliot's 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 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Elliot's Storm Petrel in Paracas National Reserve?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Elliot's Storm Petrel sighting in Paracas National Reserve, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Elliot's Storm Petrel in Paracas National Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Elliot's Storm Petrel in Paracas National Reserve in our monthly data.