Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyProcellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)
- GenusPterodroma (Gadfly Petrels)
- SpeciesPterodroma mollis (Soft-plumaged Petrel)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Great-winged Petrel
Pterodroma macroptera
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Puffinus carneipes
White-chinned Petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Wilson's Storm Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
Thalassarche carteri
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Soft-plumaged Petrel at iSimangaliso Wetland Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |