Galapagos Species Database

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Daption capense Linnaeus, 1758

Petrel Pintado, Petrel del Cabo, Cape Petrel

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Procellariiformes

Family
Procellaridae

Genus
Daption

Species
capense

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Vagrant

Status

Least concern

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Harris (1973) lists 13 records, including cadavers on the coast of Santa Cruz and Isabela, during period of warm water temperatures from 23 October 196.

References

  • Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check List 2006 2(2): 1-27.
  • Lévêque, R. Bowman, R.I. & Billeb, S.L.. (1966) Migrants in the Galapagos area. Condor 68(1): 81-101.
  • Harris, M.P. (1973) The Galápagos avifauna. Condor 75(3): 265-278.
  • IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
  • Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Daption capense", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5074. Accessed 6 May 2025.