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 Namib-Naukluft National Park
📅 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 Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a White-chinned Petrel sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-chinned Petrel in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for White-chinned Petrel in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.