Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma tethys

Silhouette: Richard Crossley · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Los Angeles

In 3 days <5%

26 Verified sightings at Los Angeles
2,667 In all 8 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

The wedge-rumped storm petrel (Hydrobates tethys) is a storm petrel. It breeds in the Galápagos Islands and on the coast of Peru. It was formerly defined in the genus Oceanodroma before that genus was synonymized with Hydrobates.

Wedge-rumped storm-petrel [Oceanodroma tethys] - photos, Christopher Taylor Nature Photography Wikipedia →

Sounds

Recording

© Fabrice Schmitt · XCXC871491 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
2 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
4 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
6 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
7 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel in Los Angeles?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel sighting in Los Angeles on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 392nd most-seen of the 426 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel in Los Angeles?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel in Los Angeles on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel?

Only Los Angeles, in our data

Los Angeles is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Angeles (26 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

← Back to Los Angeles