European Storm Petrel
Hydrobates pelagicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyHydrobatidae (Northern Storm-Petrels)
- GenusHydrobates (Northern Storm-Petrels)
- SpeciesHydrobates pelagicus (European Storm Petrel)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
Wilson's Storm Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
White-chinned Petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Shy Mollymawk
Thalassarche cauta
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
Northern Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
Southern Giant Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Great Shearwater
Puffinus gravis
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus
Antarctic Prion
Pachyptila desolata
Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis
Great-winged Petrel
Pterodroma macroptera
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a European Storm Petrel in Table Mountain National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a European Storm Petrel sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see European Storm Petrel in Table Mountain National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for European Storm Petrel in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.