Family

Northern Storm-Petrels

Hydrobatidae

14 species in our catalog · found in 40 parks

Species in this group

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

Oceanites gracilis

50–60% · Likely

Oceanodroma tethys

20–30% · Possible

Oceanodroma castro

10–20% · With luck

Oceanodroma microsoma

Hydrobates melania

Oceanodroma furcata

Oceanites oceanicus

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Hydrobates homochroa

Oceanodroma hornbyi

Garrodia nereis

Pelagodroma marina

Oceanodroma markhami

Hydrobates pelagicus

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

20–30

Apr

20–30

May

20–30

Jun

20–30

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

10–20

Oct

10–20

Nov

10–20

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	P(≥1)
1	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	8	60–70%
	Elliot's Storm Petrel			50–60%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			20–30%
	Band-rumped Storm-Petrel			10–20%
	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	20–30%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			10–20%
	Halocyptena microsoma			0–10%
	Black Storm-Petrel			0–10%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Band-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
3	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	20–30%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			10–20%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Band-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
4	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4	10–20%
	Halocyptena microsoma			0–10%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			0–10%
	Band-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
	Black Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
5	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5	10–20%
	Black Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Ashy Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Halocyptena microsoma			<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
6	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	0–10%
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			0–10%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
7	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	4	0–10%
	Elliot's Storm Petrel			<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
	Hornby's Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
	Markham's Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
8	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	0–10%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Elliot's Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
9	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	0–10%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
10	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
11	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
12	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
	European Storm Petrel			<5%
13	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
14	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
15	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	<5%
	Gray-backed Storm-Petrel			<5%
	White-faced Storm Petrel			<5%
16	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
17	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Halocyptena microsoma			Insufficient data
18	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
19	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	<5%
	White-faced Storm Petrel			<5%
	Gray-backed Storm-Petrel			<5%
20	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Halocyptena microsoma			Insufficient data
	Black Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
21	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
22	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Halocyptena microsoma			Insufficient data
23	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
	Halocyptena microsoma			Insufficient data
	Black Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
24	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	<5%
	Halocyptena microsoma			Insufficient data
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
	Black Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
25	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
26	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
	European Storm Petrel			<5%
27	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
	Halocyptena microsoma			Insufficient data
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
28	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
29	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	European Storm Petrel			<5%
30	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	European Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
31	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
32	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
33	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	European Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
34	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
35	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2	<5%
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
	European Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
36	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
37	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data
38	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-faced Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
39	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2	<5%
	Leach's Petrel			Insufficient data
	European Storm Petrel			Insufficient data
40	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			Insufficient data

Northern Storm-Petrels

Species in this group

Elliot's Storm Petrel

Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

Halocyptena microsoma

Black Storm-Petrel

Fork-tailed Storm Petrel

Wilson's Storm Petrel

Leach's Petrel

Ashy Storm-Petrel

Hornby's Storm Petrel

Gray-backed Storm-Petrel

White-faced Storm Petrel

Markham's Storm-Petrel

European Storm Petrel

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Northern Storm-Petrels

Parks Ranked