Genus

Gadfly Petrels

Pterodroma

10 species in our catalog · found in 16 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
FamilyProcellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)
GenusPterodroma (Gadfly Petrels)

Species in this group

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

Pterodroma phaeopygia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pterodroma macroptera

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pterodroma inexpectata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pterodroma heraldica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pterodroma mollis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pterodroma externa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pterodroma cookii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pterodroma nigripennis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pterodroma cervicalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pterodroma ultima

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

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Gadfly 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	1	~20%
	Galápagos Petrel			~20%
2	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Great-winged Petrel			Insufficient data
3	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Mottled Petrel			Insufficient data
4	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Herald Petrel			Insufficient data
5	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Juan Fernández Petrel			<5%
	Cook's Petrel			<5%
6	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	6	~10%
	Mottled Petrel			<5%
	Cook's Petrel			<5%
	Black-winged Petrel			<5%
	Great-winged Petrel			<5%
	White-necked Petrel			Insufficient data
	Soft-plumaged Petrel			Insufficient data
7	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~10%
	Mottled Petrel			<5%
	Cook's Petrel			<5%
8	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Soft-plumaged Petrel			Insufficient data
9	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Great-winged Petrel			Insufficient data
10	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Cook's Petrel			<5%
11	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Galápagos Petrel			<5%
12	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Cook's Petrel			<5%
13	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Soft-plumaged Petrel			<5%
	Great-winged Petrel			<5%
14	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Soft-plumaged Petrel			Insufficient data
	Great-winged Petrel			Insufficient data
15	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-necked Petrel			Insufficient data
16	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Murphy's Petrel			Insufficient data