Species - Seabird Tracking Database

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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: 52
Tracks: 9685
Data Points: 3750478
Species Tracked: 100%
Data Range: 1989 - 2022
Data Holders: 64

Auks

Colonies: 52
Tracks: 1515
Data Points: 1167499
Species Tracked: 29%
Data Range: 2007 - 2021
Data Holders: 34

Cormorants & Pelicans

Colonies: 27
Tracks: 1251
Data Points: 944776
Species Tracked: 12%
Data Range: 2009 - 2022
Data Holders: 15

Frigatebirds & Tropicbirds

Colonies: 21
Tracks: 1239
Data Points: 1298529
Species Tracked: 88%
Data Range: 2003 - 2024
Data Holders: 11

Gadfly Petrels

Colonies: 36
Tracks: 1418
Data Points: 766451
Species Tracked: 76%
Data Range: 2007 - 2023
Data Holders: 37

Gannets & Boobies

Colonies: 37
Tracks: 6502
Data Points: 8768525
Species Tracked: 60%
Data Range: 2003 - 2024
Data Holders: 42

Gulls & Phalaropes

Colonies: 49
Tracks: 2952
Data Points: 2828364
Species Tracked: 29%
Data Range: 2007 - 2024
Data Holders: 22

Large Petrels & Shearwaters

Colonies: 142
Tracks: 13992
Data Points: 7612503
Species Tracked: 69%
Data Range: 1995 - 2024
Data Holders: 94

Penguins

Colonies: 67
Tracks: 3408
Data Points: 2213922
Species Tracked: 78%
Data Range: 1994 - 2022
Data Holders: 48

Sea ducks & Allies

Colonies: 1
Tracks: 157
Data Points: 11657
Species Tracked: 3%
Data Range: 2002 - 2009
Data Holders: 1

Skuas

Colonies: 12
Tracks: 170
Data Points: 86498
Species Tracked: 71%
Data Range: 2006 - 2018
Data Holders: 10

Small Petrels

Colonies: 21
Tracks: 1032
Data Points: 640967
Species Tracked: 74%
Data Range: 1999 - 2021
Data Holders: 21

Storm-petrels

Colonies: 23
Tracks: 861
Data Points: 69384
Species Tracked: 37%
Data Range: 2012 - 2022
Data Holders: 29

Terns & Noddies

Colonies: 12
Tracks: 154
Data Points: 254904
Species Tracked: 25%
Data Range: 2007 - 2022
Data Holders: 20