Hydrobatidae (Northern Storm-Petrels)

Family

Northern Storm-Petrels

Hydrobatidae

11 species in our catalog · found in 19 parks

Species in this group

Elliot's Storm Petrel

Elliot's Storm Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanites gracilis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanodroma tethys

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanodroma castro

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Least Storm-Petrel

Least Storm-Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanodroma microsoma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Black Storm-Petrel
LC

Black Storm-Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydrobates melania

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Fork-tailed Storm Petrel

Fork-tailed Storm Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanodroma furcata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Leach's Petrel
VU

Leach's Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Wilson's Storm Petrel
LC

Wilson's Storm Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanites oceanicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
White-faced Storm Petrel
LC

White-faced Storm Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pelagodroma marina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Markham's Storm-Petrel

Markham's Storm-Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanodroma markhami

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
European Storm Petrel
LC

European Storm Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hydrobates pelagicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~30%
May
~30%
Jun
~30%
Jul
~20%
Aug
~20%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Northern Storm-Petrels

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
4 of 11
~70%
2 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5 of 11
~20%
3 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
3 of 11
~20%
4 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 11
~20%
5 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
3 of 11
~10%
6 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 11
~10%
7 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 11
~10%
8 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
2 of 11
<5%
9 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 11
<5%
10 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 11
<5%
11 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 11
<5%
12 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
2 of 11
<5%
13 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
1 of 11
<5%
14 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 11
<5%
15 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 11
<5%
16 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
1 of 11
<5%
17 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 11
<5%
18 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 11
<5%
19 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
1 of 11
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Dakar 🇸🇳 Senegal
2 of 11
~10%
2 Lisbon 🇵🇹 Portugal
1 of 11
<5%
3 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
4 of 11
<5%
4 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
1 of 11
<5%
5 Serrekunda 🇬🇲 Gambia
1 of 11
<5%
6 Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israel
2 of 11
<5%
7 Kollam 🇮🇳 India
1 of 11
<5%
8 Mumbai 🇮🇳 India
1 of 11
<5%
9 Dublin 🇮🇪 Ireland
1 of 11
<5%
10 Santiago 🇨🇱 Chile
1 of 11
<5%
11 Lima 🇵🇪 Peru
2 of 11
<5%
12 Porto 🇵🇹 Portugal
1 of 11
<5%
13 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
1 of 11
<5%
14 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 of 11
<5%
15 Perth 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 11
<5%
16 Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia
1 of 11
<5%
17 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 11
<5%
18 Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte] 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
1 of 11
<5%
19 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 11
<5%
20 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 11
<5%
21 Seattle 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 11
<5%
22 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 11
<5%