Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyProcellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)
- GenusPuffinus (Small Shearwaters)
- SpeciesPuffinus puffinus (Manx Shearwater)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Black-vented Shearwater
Puffinus opisthomelas
Pink-footed Shearwater
Puffinus creatopus
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Puffinus carneipes
Short-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus tenuirostris
Buller's Shearwater
Puffinus bulleri
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus pacificus
Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis
Scopoli's Shearwater
Calonectris diomedea
Cook's Petrel
Pterodroma cookii
Streaked Shearwater
Calonectris leucomelas
Black Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates melania
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 9 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 15 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 16 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 18 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Manx Shearwater in Channel Islands National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Manx Shearwater sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Manx Shearwater in Channel Islands National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Manx Shearwater in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.