Black Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates melania
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyHydrobatidae (Northern Storm-Petrels)
- GenusHydrobates (Northern Storm-Petrels)
- SpeciesHydrobates melania (Black Storm-Petrel)
Closest Relatives at Santa Rosa National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Storm-Petrel at Santa Rosa National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |