Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Pelagodroma marina Latham, 1790

Paíño Cariblanco, Golondrina cariblanca, White-faced Storm Petrel

Pelagodroma marina Latham, 1790 (Roca Redonda) Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2001.
Pelagodroma marina Latham, 1790 (Roca Redonda) Photo: Paul McFarling, CDF, 2001.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Procellariiformes

Family
Hydrobatidae

Genus
Pelagodroma

Species
marina

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: Specimens were collected by Rollo Beck 96 km due south of Isabela in 18 June 1906 and about 160 km southwest of Galapagos in September 1930.

References

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Lévêque, R. Bowman, R.I. & Billeb, S.L.. (1966) Migrants in the Galapagos area. Condor 68(1): 81-101.
  • Wiedenfeld, D.A. (2006) Aves, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Check List 2006 2(2): 1-27.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pelagodroma marina", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5139. Accessed 31 October 2026.