White-chinned Petrel

White-chinned Petrel

Procellaria aequinoctialis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Fiordland National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
2 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
3 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
4 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
7 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
8 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-chinned Petrel in Fiordland National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a White-chinned Petrel sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see White-chinned Petrel in Fiordland National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for White-chinned Petrel in Fiordland National Park in our monthly data.

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