Bird
Black-capped Petrel
Pterodroma hasitata · Procellariidae · Procellariiformes
Best monthsJan · Aug–Sepmost records
Records916in 8 countries
Most seen inHaiti758 records
Red ListEndangeredIUCN status
About
Black-capped Petrel in brief
The black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) is a bird of the Procellariidae family — species of bird.
Across the 8 countries we cover it has 916 published records, most of them from Haiti, Dominican Republic and Bahamas. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, August and September and fall to their lowest in April and June.
Its global conservation status is endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Haiti758 records · best Sep, Aug
Dominican Republic76 records · best Jan, Mar
Bahamas38 records · best Jun, Jan
Jamaica17 records · best Nov, Jan
Dominica16 records · best Mar, Jan
Cape Verde6 records · best May, Feb
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4 records · best Mar, Jan
Barbados1 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.