Elliot's Storm Petrel
Oceanites gracilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyHydrobatidae (Northern Storm-Petrels)
- GenusOceanites (Oceanites Storm-Petrels)
- SpeciesOceanites gracilis (Elliot's Storm Petrel)
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 →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Elliot's Storm Petrel sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 3,889 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Galápagos Islands
Wilson's Storm Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Wedge-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma tethys
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma castro
Markham's Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma markhami
Black Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates melania
White-faced Storm Petrel
Pelagodroma marina
Leach's Petrel
Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Galápagos Shearwater
Puffinus subalaris
Galápagos Petrel
Pterodroma phaeopygia
Waved Albatross
Phoebastria irrorata
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Pink-footed Shearwater
Puffinus creatopus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Elliot's Storm Petrel in Galápagos Islands?
About 54% of wildlife watchers report a Elliot's Storm Petrel sighting in Galápagos Islands, based on 3,889 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Elliot's Storm Petrel in Galápagos Islands?
July has the highest sighting rate for Elliot's Storm Petrel in Galápagos Islands in our monthly data.