Oceanodroma tethys
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 →
Recording
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Isla del Coco National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel sighting in Coiba National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 118 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel in Coiba National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and November, the lowest months. Those are among Coiba National Park's wettest months, with about 500 mm of rain a month against 35 mm in February. May and October have too few records to rate.
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.
3rd of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel sightings, Coiba National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Galápagos Islands (Ecuador, about 20%) and Isla del Coco National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel is recorded against all the birds logged in Coiba National Park (16 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
