Procellariiformes (Tubenoses)

Order

Tubenoses

Procellariiformes

78 species in our catalog · found in 62 parks

Species in this group

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

Southern Giant Petrel
LC

Southern Giant Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronectes giganteus

70–80% · Very likely
Elliot's Storm Petrel

Elliot's Storm Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanites gracilis

50–60% · Likely
Galápagos Shearwater
LC

Galápagos Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus subalaris

50–60% · Likely
Northern Fulmar
LC

Northern Fulmar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulmarus glacialis

40–50% · Likely
Shy Mollymawk
NT

Shy Mollymawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassarche cauta

30–40% · Possible
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanodroma tethys

20–30% · Possible
Galápagos Petrel
CR

Galápagos Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pterodroma phaeopygia

20–30% · Possible
Northern Giant Petrel
LC

Northern Giant Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronectes halli

20–30% · Possible
Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus griseus

10–20% · Possible
Black-browed Albatross
LC

Black-browed Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassarche melanophris

10–20% · With luck
Black-vented Shearwater
NT

Black-vented Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus opisthomelas

10–20% · With luck
Waved Albatross
CR

Waved Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoebastria irrorata

10–20% · With luck
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
LC

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus pacificus

10–20% · With luck
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanodroma castro

10–20% · With luck
Buller's Mollymawk
NT

Buller's Mollymawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassarche bulleri

0–10% · With luck
Halocyptena microsoma

Halocyptena microsoma

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanodroma microsoma

0–10% · With luck
Pink-footed Shearwater
VU

Pink-footed Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus creatopus

0–10% · With luck
Black Storm-Petrel
LC

Black Storm-Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydrobates melania

0–10% · With luck
Fork-tailed Storm Petrel

Fork-tailed Storm Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanodroma furcata

0–10% · With luck
Mottled Petrel
NT

Mottled Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pterodroma inexpectata

Insufficient data
Herald Petrel
LC

Herald Petrel

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pterodroma heraldica

Insufficient data
Parkinson's Petrel
VU

Parkinson's Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Procellaria parkinsoni

Insufficient data
Common Diving-Petrel
LC

Common Diving-Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pelecanoides urinatrix

0–10% · With luck
Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus tenuirostris

0–10% · With luck
White-chinned Petrel
VU

White-chinned Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Procellaria aequinoctialis

Insufficient data
Flesh-footed Shearwater

Flesh-footed Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus carneipes

Insufficient data
Spectacled Petrel
VU

Spectacled Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Procellaria conspicillata

Insufficient data
Fairy Prion
LC

Fairy Prion

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyptila turtur

Insufficient data
Wilson's Storm Petrel
LC

Wilson's Storm Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanites oceanicus

Insufficient data
Salvin's Albatross
VU

Salvin's Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassarche salvini

0–10% · Rare
Leach's Petrel

Leach's Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

<5% · Rare
Cape Petrel
LC Endemic

Cape Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Daption capense

Insufficient data
Great Shearwater

Great Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus gravis

Insufficient data
Little Shearwater
LC

Little Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus assimilis

Insufficient data
Antarctic Petrel
LC

Antarctic Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassoica antarctica

Insufficient data
Yelkouan Shearwater
VU

Yelkouan Shearwater

Bird

Puffinus yelkouan

Insufficient data
Peruvian Diving-Petrel
NT

Peruvian Diving-Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pelecanoides garnotii

<5% · Rare
Scopoli's Shearwater
LC

Scopoli's Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calonectris diomedea

Insufficient data
Soft-plumaged Petrel
LC

Soft-plumaged Petrel

Bird

Pterodroma mollis

Insufficient data
Manx Shearwater
LC

Manx Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus puffinus

<5% · Rare
Tahiti Petrel
NT

Tahiti Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pseudobulweria rostrata

<5% · Rare
Short-tailed Albatross
VU

Short-tailed Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoebastria albatrus

Insufficient data
Southern Fulmar
LC

Southern Fulmar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulmarus glacialoides

Insufficient data
Light-mantled Albatross
NT

Light-mantled Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoebetria palpebrata

Insufficient data
Ashy Storm-Petrel
EN

Ashy Storm-Petrel

Bird

Hydrobates homochroa

<5% · Rare
Buller's Shearwater

Buller's Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus bulleri

<5% · Rare
Royal Albatross
VU

Royal Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diomedea epomophora

<5% · Rare
Fluttering Shearwater
LC

Fluttering Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus gavia

<5% · Rare
Great-winged Petrel
LC

Great-winged Petrel

Bird

Pterodroma macroptera

Insufficient data
Laysan Albatross
NT

Laysan Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoebastria immutabilis

Insufficient data
Cook's Petrel
VU Endemic

Cook's Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pterodroma cookii

<5% · Rare
Black-footed Albatross
NT

Black-footed Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoebastria nigripes

<5% · Rare
Christmas Shearwater
LC

Christmas Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus nativitatis

Insufficient data
Antipodean Albatross
EN

Antipodean Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diomedea antipodensis

<5% · Rare
Northern Royal Albatross
EN Endemic

Northern Royal Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diomedea sanfordi

<5% · Rare
Westland Petrel
EN

Westland Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Procellaria westlandica

<5% · Rare
South Georgia Diving-Petrel
LC

South Georgia Diving-Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pelecanoides georgicus

<5% · Rare
Streaked Shearwater
NT

Streaked Shearwater

Bird

Calonectris leucomelas

<5% · Rare
Broad-billed Prion
LC

Broad-billed Prion

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyptila vittata

<5% · Rare
Hornby's Storm Petrel

Hornby's Storm Petrel

Bird

Oceanodroma hornbyi

Insufficient data

Showing the 60 most likely of 78 species — the park table below covers them all.

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
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)

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Where to see Tubenoses

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

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador 17
90–100%
2 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina 8
80–90%
3 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 25
60–70%
4 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 12
40–50%
5 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States 19
40–50%
6 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 33
40–50%
7 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 5
40–50%
8 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States 8
30–40%
9 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 10
30–40%
10 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 6
20–30%
11 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 10
20–30%
12 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 11
20–30%
13 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 8
20–30%
14 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 12
20–30%
15 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 8
10–20%
16 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 21
10–20%
17 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States 9
10–20%
18 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 12
10–20%
19 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 7
10–20%
20 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 9
10–20%
21 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 7
10–20%
22 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 8
10–20%
23 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada 12
0–10%
24 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 8
0–10%
25 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada 13
0–10%
26 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 5
0–10%
27 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States 5
0–10%
28 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 14
0–10%
29 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
0–10%
30 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States 7
0–10%
31 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 10
0–10%
32 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
0–10%
33 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 3
0–10%
34 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
0–10%
35 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
36 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 8
<5%
37 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
<5%
38 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States 5
<5%
39 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States 9
<5%
40 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 7
<5%
41 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 7
<5%
42 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland 2
<5%
43 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 4
<5%
44 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
45 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 6
<5%
46 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 8
<5%
47 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 2
<5%
48 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 6
<5%
49 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 3
<5%
50 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 2
<5%
51 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
52 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
<5%
53 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 5
<5%
54 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
55 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 2
<5%
56 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
57 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 2
<5%
58 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%
59 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada 1
<5%
60 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
61 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
62 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States 1
<5%