Family

Northern Storm-Petrels

Hydrobatidae

16 species in our catalog · found in 46 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
FamilyHydrobatidae (Northern Storm-Petrels)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Oceanites gracilis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Oceanodroma tethys

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Oceanodroma castro

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Oceanodroma microsoma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hydrobates melania

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Oceanodroma furcata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Oceanites oceanicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Hydrobates homochroa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Oceanodroma matsudairae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Oceanodroma hornbyi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Garrodia nereis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pelagodroma marina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Oceanodroma markhami

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Hydrobates pelagicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Oceanodroma monorhis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Northern Storm-Petrels

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	8	~70%
	Elliot's Storm Petrel			~50%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			~20%
	Band-rumped Storm-Petrel			~10%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
	Markham's Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
	White-faced Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
2	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	~30%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			~10%
	Least Storm-Petrel			~10%
	Black Storm-Petrel			~10%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Band-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
3	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~20%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			~10%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Band-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
4	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~20%
	Least Storm-Petrel			~10%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			~10%
	Band-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
	Black Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
5	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	~10%
	Black Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Ashy Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Least Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
6	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			~10%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
7	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	4	~10%
	Elliot's Storm Petrel			<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
	Hornby's Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
	Markham's Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
8	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~10%
	Black Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Least Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
9	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~10%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Elliot's Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
10	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
11	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
12	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
13	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	<5%
	Matsudaira's Storm Petrel			<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
	Swinhoe' Storm-petrel			Insufficient data
14	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
15	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
	European Storm Petrel			<5%
16	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
	White-faced Storm Petrel			<5%
17	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
18	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
19	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	<5%
	Gray-backed Storm-Petrel			<5%
	White-faced Storm Petrel			<5%
20	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
21	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Least Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
22	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
23	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	<5%
	White-faced Storm Petrel			<5%
	Gray-backed Storm-Petrel			<5%
24	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Least Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
	Black Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
25	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
26	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Least Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
27	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
	Least Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
	Black Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
28	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	<5%
	Least Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
	Black Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
29	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
30	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
	European Storm Petrel			<5%
31	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
	Least Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
32	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
33	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
34	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Gray-backed Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
35	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	European Storm Petrel			<5%
36	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	European Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
37	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
38	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
39	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	European Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
40	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
41	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	<5%
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
	European Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
42	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
43	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
44	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-faced Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
45	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2	<5%
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
	European Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
46	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data