Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Closest Relatives at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
2	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
3	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
4	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
5	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
6	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
7	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
8	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
9	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
10	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
11	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
12	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
13	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
14	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
15	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wedge-tailed Shearwater in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Wedge-tailed Shearwater sighting in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, based on 76 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Wedge-tailed Shearwater in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Wedge-tailed Shearwater in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve in our monthly data.