Hutton's Shearwater

Hutton's Shearwater

Puffinus huttoni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Ningaloo Marine Park
7 Verified records at Ningaloo Marine Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Hutton's Shearwater sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus pacificus

5–10% · Rare
Flesh-footed Shearwater

Flesh-footed Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus carneipes

<5% · Rare
Streaked Shearwater
NT

Streaked Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calonectris leucomelas

<5% · Rare
Southern Giant Petrel
LC

Southern Giant Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronectes giganteus

Insufficient data
Wilson's Storm Petrel
LC

Wilson's Storm Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanites oceanicus

<5% · Rare
White-faced Storm Petrel
LC

White-faced Storm Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pelagodroma marina

<5% · Rare
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
EN

Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassarche carteri

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
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 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
2 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
3 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
4 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hutton's Shearwater in Ningaloo Marine Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Hutton's Shearwater sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hutton's Shearwater in Ningaloo Marine Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Hutton's Shearwater in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.

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