Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyProcellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)
- GenusFulmarus (Fulmars)
- SpeciesFulmarus glacialis (Northern Fulmar)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Black-vented Shearwater
Puffinus opisthomelas
Pink-footed Shearwater
Puffinus creatopus
Scopoli's Shearwater
Calonectris diomedea
Cook's Petrel
Pterodroma cookii
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Puffinus carneipes
Streaked Shearwater
Calonectris leucomelas
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus
Short-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus tenuirostris
Buller's Shearwater
Puffinus bulleri
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus pacificus
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 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 2 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 13 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 14 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Fulmar in Channel Islands National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Northern Fulmar sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 376 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Fulmar in Channel Islands National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Northern Fulmar in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.