Fluttering Shearwater

Closest Relatives at Fiordland National Park

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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	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
2	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
3	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
4	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
5	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
6	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
7	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
8	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fluttering Shearwater in Fiordland National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Fluttering Shearwater sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Fluttering Shearwater in Fiordland National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Fluttering Shearwater in Fiordland National Park in our monthly data.