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: 65
Tracks: 12433
Data Points: 14290846
Species Tracked: 100%
Data Range: 1989 - 2026
Data Holders: 82

Auks

Colonies: 52
Tracks: 1797
Data Points: 1259496
Species Tracked: 33%
Data Range: 2007 - 2024
Data Holders: 37

Cormorants & Pelicans

Colonies: 41
Tracks: 2956
Data Points: 7349511
Species Tracked: 27%
Data Range: 2008 - 2025
Data Holders: 34

Frigatebirds & Tropicbirds

Colonies: 27
Tracks: 1856
Data Points: 2618214
Species Tracked: 88%
Data Range: 2003 - 2026
Data Holders: 19

Gadfly Petrels

Colonies: 36
Tracks: 1762
Data Points: 1171248
Species Tracked: 74%
Data Range: 2007 - 2026
Data Holders: 48

Gannets & Boobies

Colonies: 55
Tracks: 11682
Data Points: 29181517
Species Tracked: 90%
Data Range: 2003 - 2026
Data Holders: 68

Gulls & Phalaropes

Colonies: 63
Tracks: 4035
Data Points: 16142807
Species Tracked: 31%
Data Range: 2007 - 2026
Data Holders: 43

Large Petrels & Shearwaters

Colonies: 177
Tracks: 21066
Data Points: 12008543
Species Tracked: 69%
Data Range: 1995 - 2026
Data Holders: 139

Penguins

Colonies: 87
Tracks: 5738
Data Points: 5764429
Species Tracked: 89%
Data Range: 1994 - 2024
Data Holders: 61

Sea ducks & Allies

Colonies: 1
Tracks: 155
Data Points: 11502
Species Tracked: 3%
Data Range: 2002 - 2008
Data Holders: 1

Skuas

Colonies: 18
Tracks: 323
Data Points: 226874
Species Tracked: 71%
Data Range: 2002 - 2018
Data Holders: 23

Small Petrels

Colonies: 33
Tracks: 2109
Data Points: 1055558
Species Tracked: 84%
Data Range: 1999 - 2026
Data Holders: 37

Storm-petrels

Colonies: 39
Tracks: 1236
Data Points: 175727
Species Tracked: 44%
Data Range: 2012 - 2026
Data Holders: 51

Terns & Noddies

Colonies: 25
Tracks: 875
Data Points: 1464654
Species Tracked: 30%
Data Range: 2007 - 2025
Data Holders: 36