Great Shearwater
Puffinus gravis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyProcellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)
- GenusPuffinus (Small Shearwaters)
- SpeciesPuffinus gravis (Great Shearwater)
Closest Relatives at Península Valdés
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus
Southern Giant Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
White-chinned Petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Cape Petrel
Daption capense
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
📅 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 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Shearwater in Península Valdés?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Great Shearwater sighting in Península Valdés, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Shearwater in Península Valdés?
April has the highest sighting rate for Great Shearwater in Península Valdés in our monthly data.