Southern Giant Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyProcellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)
- GenusMacronectes (Giant Petrels)
- SpeciesMacronectes giganteus (Southern Giant Petrel)
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Northern Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis
Scopoli's Shearwater
Calonectris diomedea
Southern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialoides
Great Shearwater
Puffinus gravis
White-chinned Petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Shy Mollymawk
Thalassarche cauta
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
Thalassarche carteri
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
European Storm Petrel
Hydrobates pelagicus
📅 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 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 6 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 7 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 10 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Giant Petrel in Garden Route National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Southern Giant Petrel sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Giant Petrel in Garden Route National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Southern Giant Petrel in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.