Procellariiformes (Tubenoses)

Order

Tubenoses

Procellariiformes

57 species in our catalog · found in 48 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)

Species in this group

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Southern Giant Petrel

Macronectes giganteus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Elliot's Storm Petrel

Oceanites gracilis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Galápagos Shearwater

Puffinus subalaris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Shy Mollymawk

Thalassarche cauta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma tethys

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Galápagos Petrel

Pterodroma phaeopygia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Northern Giant Petrel

Macronectes halli

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sooty Shearwater

Puffinus griseus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Waved Albatross

Phoebastria irrorata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Short-tailed Shearwater

Puffinus tenuirostris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Band-rumped Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma castro

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Puffinus pacificus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Least Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma microsoma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Buller's Mollymawk

Thalassarche bulleri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Black Storm-Petrel

Hydrobates melania

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bulwer's Petrel

Bulweria bulwerii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Common Diving-Petrel

Pelecanoides urinatrix

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

White-chinned Petrel

Procellaria aequinoctialis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pink-footed Shearwater

Puffinus creatopus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Juan Fernández Petrel

Pterodroma externa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Black-vented Shearwater

Puffinus opisthomelas

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cook's Petrel

Pterodroma cookii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Fork-tailed Storm Petrel

Oceanodroma furcata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Salvin's Albatross

Thalassarche salvini

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Leach's Petrel

Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Black-footed Albatross

Phoebastria nigripes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cape Petrel

Daption capense

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Streaked Shearwater

Calonectris leucomelas

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Wilson's Storm Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Southern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialoides

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Fluttering Shearwater

Puffinus gavia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Puffinus carneipes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tahiti Petrel

Pseudobulweria rostrata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Great Shearwater

Puffinus gravis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Buller's Shearwater

Puffinus bulleri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Royal Albatross

Diomedea epomophora

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Hutton's Shearwater

Puffinus huttoni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Mottled Petrel

Pterodroma inexpectata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Fairy Prion

Pachyptila turtur

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

White-faced Storm Petrel

Pelagodroma marina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Westland Petrel

Procellaria westlandica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross

Thalassarche carteri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Broad-billed Prion

Pachyptila vittata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Yelkouan Shearwater

Puffinus yelkouan

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Markham's Storm-Petrel

Oceanodroma markhami

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Northern Royal Albatross

Diomedea sanfordi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Scopoli's Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Audubon's Shearwater

Puffinus lherminieri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Soft-plumaged Petrel

Pterodroma mollis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Antarctic Prion

Pachyptila desolata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

European Storm Petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Great-winged Petrel

Pterodroma macroptera

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

Thalassarche chlororhynchos

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Parkinson's Petrel

Procellaria parkinsoni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tubenoses

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 7 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	12 of 57	~90%
	Elliot's Storm Petrel			~50%
	Galápagos Shearwater			~50%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			~20%
	Galápagos Petrel			~20%
	Waved Albatross			~10%
	Band-rumped Storm-Petrel			~10%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Markham's Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Cape Petrel			<5%
	Parkinson's Petrel			<5%
2	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	6 of 57	~80%
	Southern Giant Petrel			~70%
	Northern Giant Petrel			~20%
	Black-browed Albatross			~10%
	Sooty Shearwater			~10%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
	Great Shearwater			<5%
3	Svalbard	🇳🇴 Norway	1 of 57	~80%
	Northern Fulmar			~80%
4	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1 of 57	~60%
	Northern Fulmar			~60%
5	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	15 of 57	~60%
	Shy Mollymawk			~40%
	Sooty Shearwater			~10%
	Buller's Mollymawk			~10%
	Common Diving-Petrel			~10%
	Salvin's Albatross			<5%
	Cape Petrel			<5%
	Northern Giant Petrel			<5%
	Royal Albatross			<5%
	Mottled Petrel			<5%
	Cook's Petrel			<5%
	White-chinned Petrel			<5%
	Fairy Prion			<5%
	+3 more at the park page…
6	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10 of 57	~40%
	Galápagos Shearwater			~10%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			~10%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			~10%
	Least Storm-Petrel			~10%
	Black Storm-Petrel			~10%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Tahiti Petrel			<5%
	Band-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
7	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	9 of 57	~40%
	Least Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Juan Fernández Petrel			<5%
	Black-vented Shearwater			<5%
	Cook's Petrel			<5%
8	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	5 of 57	~30%
	Southern Giant Petrel			~20%
	Black-browed Albatross			~10%
	Southern Fulmar			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Northern Giant Petrel			<5%
9	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 57	~30%
	Sooty Shearwater			~20%
	Northern Fulmar			~10%
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			<5%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
10	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 57	~30%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			~10%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			~10%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Band-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
11	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	15 of 57	~20%
	Sooty Shearwater			~10%
	Shy Mollymawk			~10%
	Buller's Mollymawk			<5%
	Buller's Shearwater			<5%
	Royal Albatross			<5%
	White-chinned Petrel			<5%
	Northern Giant Petrel			<5%
	Salvin's Albatross			<5%
	Cape Petrel			<5%
	Cook's Petrel			<5%
	Westland Petrel			<5%
	Mottled Petrel			<5%
	+3 more at the park page…
12	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 57	~20%
	Least Storm-Petrel			~10%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			~10%
	Black Storm-Petrel			~10%
13	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 57	~20%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			~10%
	Shy Mollymawk			~10%
14	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	20 of 57	~20%
	White-chinned Petrel			~10%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	Northern Giant Petrel			<5%
	Southern Giant Petrel			<5%
	Great Shearwater			<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
	Soft-plumaged Petrel			<5%
	Antarctic Prion			<5%
	European Storm Petrel			<5%
	+8 more at the park page…
15	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 57	~10%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			~10%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
	Flesh-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Hutton's Shearwater			<5%
	White-faced Storm Petrel			<5%
16	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 57	~10%
	Shy Mollymawk			~10%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	Fluttering Shearwater			<5%
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			<5%
17	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10 of 57	~10%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Northern Fulmar			<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Black-footed Albatross			<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
	Buller's Shearwater			<5%
	Flesh-footed Shearwater			<5%
18	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5 of 57	~10%
	Sooty Shearwater			~10%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Galápagos Petrel			<5%
	Waved Albatross			<5%
19	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 57	~10%
	Black-footed Albatross			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Northern Fulmar			<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
20	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 57	~10%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Black-vented Shearwater			<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Northern Fulmar			<5%
21	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 57	~10%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			~10%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
	Common Diving-Petrel			<5%
22	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	4 of 57	~10%
	Streaked Shearwater			<5%
	Bulwer's Petrel			<5%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
23	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 57	~10%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			~10%
24	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 57	~10%
	Bulwer's Petrel			~10%
25	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 57	~10%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
	Northern Giant Petrel			<5%
26	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 57	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
	Great Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Northern Fulmar			<5%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
27	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 57	<5%
	White-chinned Petrel			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
28	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 57	<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
	White-chinned Petrel			<5%
	Southern Giant Petrel			<5%
29	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 57	<5%
	Fluttering Shearwater			<5%
30	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6 of 57	<5%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Galápagos Shearwater			<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Tahiti Petrel			<5%
31	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 57	<5%
	Black-vented Shearwater			<5%
32	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 57	<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
33	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 57	<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
34	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 57	<5%
	White-chinned Petrel			<5%
	Northern Giant Petrel			<5%
35	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 57	<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Northern Fulmar			<5%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
36	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 57	<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			<5%
37	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 57	<5%
	White-chinned Petrel			<5%
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			<5%
38	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 57	<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
39	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 57	<5%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
40	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 57	<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Great Shearwater			<5%
	Scopoli's Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
	Audubon's Shearwater			<5%
41	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 57	<5%
	Galápagos Shearwater			<5%
42	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 57	<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			<5%
43	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 57	<5%
	Black-vented Shearwater			<5%
44	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 57	<5%
	Yelkouan Shearwater			<5%
45	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 57	<5%
	Audubon's Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
46	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 57	<5%
	Scopoli's Shearwater			<5%
47	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 57	<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
48	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 57	<5%
	Audubon's Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	6 of 57	~50%
	Sooty Shearwater			~30%
	Manx Shearwater			~20%
	Great Shearwater			~10%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			~10%
	Bulwer's Petrel			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
2	Busan	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 57	~10%
	Streaked Shearwater			~10%
3	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 57	~10%
	Yelkouan Shearwater			~10%
4	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	4 of 57	~10%
	Southern Giant Petrel			<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	White-chinned Petrel			<5%
	Northern Giant Petrel			<5%
5	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	10 of 57	~10%
	Black-vented Shearwater			<5%
	Fork-tailed Storm Petrel			<5%
	Northern Fulmar			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Least Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Buller's Shearwater			<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
6	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	3 of 57	~10%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
	Northern Fulmar			<5%
	European Storm Petrel			<5%
7	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	2 of 57	<5%
	Scopoli's Shearwater			<5%
	Yelkouan Shearwater			<5%
8	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	5 of 57	<5%
	Yelkouan Shearwater			<5%
	Scopoli's Shearwater			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	European Storm Petrel			<5%
9	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	13 of 57	<5%
	Black-browed Albatross			<5%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Fluttering Shearwater			<5%
	Shy Mollymawk			<5%
	Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Great-winged Petrel			<5%
	Flesh-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Hutton's Shearwater			<5%
	Buller's Mollymawk			<5%
	Northern Giant Petrel			<5%
	+1 more at the city page…
10	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 57	<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Scopoli's Shearwater			<5%
11	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 57	<5%
	Yelkouan Shearwater			<5%
12	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 57	<5%
	Streaked Shearwater			<5%
13	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 57	<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Elliot's Storm Petrel			<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
14	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 57	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
15	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 57	<5%
	European Storm Petrel			<5%
16	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	3 of 57	<5%
	Fluttering Shearwater			<5%
	Flesh-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Buller's Shearwater			<5%
17	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 57	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
18	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 57	<5%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
19	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 57	<5%
	Yelkouan Shearwater			<5%
	Scopoli's Shearwater			<5%
20	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 57	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
21	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 57	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
22	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 57	<5%
	European Storm Petrel			<5%
23	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 57	<5%
	Black-vented Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Least Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Black Storm-Petrel			<5%
	Northern Fulmar			<5%
24	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 57	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
25	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 57	<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	White-faced Storm Petrel			<5%
26	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 57	<5%
	Scopoli's Shearwater			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Audubon's Shearwater			<5%
	Great Shearwater			<5%
27	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 57	<5%
	Streaked Shearwater			<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
28	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 57	<5%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
29	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 57	<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
30	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 57	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%
31	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 57	<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
32	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 57	<5%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
	Leach's Petrel			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
33	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 57	<5%
	Wilson's Storm Petrel			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Wellington Zoo	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
2	Sea Life Park Hawaii	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Willowbank Wildlife Reserve	🇳🇿 New Zealand	In captivity
4	Zoológico de Concepción	🇨🇱 Chile	In captivity
5	Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
6	Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
7	Nordsøen Oceanarium	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity