European Storm Petrel

European Storm Petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park
7 Verified records at Namib-Naukluft National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate

<5% of wildlife watchers report a European Storm Petrel sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park

Wilson's Storm Petrel
LC

Wilson's Storm Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanites oceanicus

<5% · Rare
Black-browed Albatross
LC

Black-browed Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassarche melanophris

Insufficient data
Scopoli's Shearwater
LC

Scopoli's Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calonectris diomedea

Insufficient data
Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus griseus

<5% · Rare
White-chinned Petrel
VU

White-chinned Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Procellaria aequinoctialis

<5% · Rare
Southern Giant Petrel
LC

Southern Giant Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronectes giganteus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🕐 When They’re Spotted

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Sightings of European Storm Petrel are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
2 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
3 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
5 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
6 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a European Storm Petrel in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a European Storm Petrel sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see European Storm Petrel in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for European Storm Petrel in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.

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