Wilson's Storm Petrel

Wilson's Storm Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park
33 Verified records at Namib-Naukluft National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Wilson's Storm Petrel sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park

European Storm Petrel
LC

European Storm Petrel

Bird

Hydrobates pelagicus

<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
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
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 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
2 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
3 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
4 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
5 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
9 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
10 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Wilson's Storm Petrel sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

November has the highest sighting rate for Wilson's Storm Petrel in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.

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