Species - Seabird Tracking Database

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Database Highlight

Species

Discover the diversity of seabird species around the world, how many species are in our database, and how remote tracking data is helping in their conservation.

Albatrosses

Colonies: 47
Tracks: 8,424
Data Points: 2,498,263
Species Tracked: 100%
Data Range: 1989 - 2020
Data Holders: 56

Auks & Phalaropes

Colonies: 47
Tracks: 1,150
Data Points: 1,025,937
Species Tracked: 27%
Data Range: 2007 - 2017
Data Holders: 27

Cormorants & Pelicans

Colonies: 26
Tracks: 1,212
Data Points: 908,242
Species Tracked: 12%
Data Range: 2009 - 2016
Data Holders: 13

Frigatebirds & Tropicbirds

Colonies: 13
Tracks: 382
Data Points: 326,150
Species Tracked: 88%
Data Range: 2003 - 2020
Data Holders: 11

Gadfly Petrels

Colonies: 22
Tracks: 749
Data Points: 369,695
Species Tracked: 50%
Data Range: 2007 - 2020
Data Holders: 24

Gannets & Boobies

Colonies: 24
Tracks: 3,663
Data Points: 2,293,423
Species Tracked: 50%
Data Range: 2003 - 2020
Data Holders: 34

Gulls

Colonies: 41
Tracks: 2,419
Data Points: 1,091,190
Species Tracked: 11%
Data Range: 2007 - 2017
Data Holders: 18

Large Petrels & Shearwaters

Colonies: 94
Tracks: 10,212
Data Points: 4,721,844
Species Tracked: 64%
Data Range: 1995 - 2020
Data Holders: 69

Penguins

Colonies: 44
Tracks: 2,583
Data Points: 1,678,200
Species Tracked: 61%
Data Range: 1994 - 2018
Data Holders: 34

Sea ducks & Allies

Colonies: 1
Tracks: 157
Data Points: 11,657
Species Tracked: 3%
Data Range: 2002 - 2009
Data Holders: 1

Skuas

Colonies: 7
Tracks: 58
Data Points: 27,261
Species Tracked: 43%
Data Range: 2006 - 2015
Data Holders: 10

Small Petrels

Colonies: 12
Tracks: 568
Data Points: 191,756
Species Tracked: 47%
Data Range: 1999 - 2020
Data Holders: 14

Storm-Petrels

Colonies: 11
Tracks: 362
Data Points: 30,051
Species Tracked: 22%
Data Range: 2012 - 2020
Data Holders: 18

Terns

Colonies: 9
Tracks: 110
Data Points: 193,697
Species Tracked: 20%
Data Range: 2007 - 2019
Data Holders: 15