Pterodroma (Gadfly Petrels)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

CR

Pterodroma phaeopygia

20–30% · Possible

NT

Pterodroma inexpectata

Pterodroma heraldica

Pterodroma mollis

Pterodroma macroptera

Pterodroma cookii

Pterodroma nigripennis

<5% · Rare

VU

Pterodroma cervicalis

Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Pterodroma ultima

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

5–10

Jan

5–10

Feb

5–10

Mar

10–20

Apr

5–10

May

10–20

Jun

10–20

Jul

5–10

Aug

5–10

Sep

5–10

Oct

5–10

Nov

5–10

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Gadfly Petrels

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	20–30%
	Galápagos Petrel			20–30%
2	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	5–10%
	Mottled Petrel			Insufficient data
3	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	5–10%
	Herald Petrel			Insufficient data
4	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	6	5–10%
	Mottled Petrel			<5%
	Cook's Petrel			<5%
	Black-winged Petrel			<5%
	Great-winged Petrel			<5%
	White-necked Petrel			Insufficient data
	Soft-plumaged Petrel			Insufficient data
5	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	5–10%
	Mottled Petrel			<5%
	Cook's Petrel			<5%
6	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Soft-plumaged Petrel			Insufficient data
7	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Great-winged Petrel			Insufficient data
8	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Cook's Petrel			<5%
9	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Galápagos Petrel			<5%
10	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Cook's Petrel			<5%
11	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Soft-plumaged Petrel			<5%
	Great-winged Petrel			<5%
12	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Soft-plumaged Petrel			Insufficient data
	Great-winged Petrel			Insufficient data
13	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	White-necked Petrel			Insufficient data
14	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Murphy's Petrel			Insufficient data

Gadfly Petrels

Species in this group

Galápagos Petrel

Mottled Petrel

Herald Petrel

Soft-plumaged Petrel

Great-winged Petrel

Cook's Petrel

Black-winged Petrel

White-necked Petrel

Murphy's Petrel

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Gadfly Petrels

Parks Ranked