Genus

Gadfly Petrels

Pterodroma

6 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

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

Species in this group

Pterodroma phaeopygia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pterodroma externa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pterodroma cookii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pterodroma inexpectata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pterodroma mollis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pterodroma macroptera

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

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

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 6	~20%
	Galápagos Petrel			~20%
2	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 6	~10%
	Juan Fernández Petrel			<5%
	Cook's Petrel			<5%
3	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 6	<5%
	Mottled Petrel			<5%
	Cook's Petrel			<5%
4	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 6	<5%
	Cook's Petrel			<5%
	Mottled Petrel			<5%
5	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 6	<5%
	Galápagos Petrel			<5%
6	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 6	<5%
	Soft-plumaged Petrel			<5%
	Great-winged Petrel			<5%