Elliot's Storm Petrel
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Elliot's Storm Petrel

Oceanites gracilis

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Paracas National Reserve
13 Verified records at Paracas National Reserve
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Elliot's storm petrel (Oceanites gracilis) is a species of seabird in the storm petrel family Oceanitidae. The species is also known as the white-vented storm petrel. There are two subspecies, O. g. gracilis, which is found in the Humboldt Current off Peru and Chile, and O. g. galapagoensis, which is found in the waters around the Galápagos Islands. It is a sooty-black storm petrel with a white rump and a white band crossing the lower belly and extending up the midline of the belly. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Elliot's Storm Petrel sighting in Paracas National Reserve, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Paracas National Reserve

Wilson's Storm Petrel
LC

Wilson's Storm Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanites oceanicus

<5% · Rare
Hornby's Storm Petrel

Hornby's Storm Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanodroma hornbyi

Insufficient data
Markham's Storm-Petrel

Markham's Storm-Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanodroma markhami

Insufficient data
Peruvian Diving-Petrel
NT

Peruvian Diving-Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pelecanoides garnotii

<5% · Rare
Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus griseus

<5% · Rare
Waved Albatross
CR

Waved Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoebastria irrorata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
50–60%
2 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
3 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Elliot's Storm Petrel in Paracas National Reserve?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Elliot's Storm Petrel sighting in Paracas National Reserve, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Elliot's Storm Petrel in Paracas National Reserve?

July has the highest sighting rate for Elliot's Storm Petrel in Paracas National Reserve in our monthly data.

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