White-chinned Petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyProcellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)
- GenusProcellaria (Procellaria Petrels)
- SpeciesProcellaria aequinoctialis (White-chinned Petrel)
Closest Relatives at Fiordland National Park
Westland Petrel
Procellaria westlandica
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Southern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialoides
Short-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus tenuirostris
Buller's Shearwater
Puffinus bulleri
Mottled Petrel
Pterodroma inexpectata
Cook's Petrel
Pterodroma cookii
Northern Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
Cape Petrel
Daption capense
Fairy Prion
Pachyptila turtur
Fluttering Shearwater
Puffinus gavia
Broad-billed Prion
Pachyptila vittata
📅 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 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
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.