Northern Giant Petrel

Closest Relatives at Península Valdés

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	20–30%
2	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
3	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
4	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
5	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
6	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
7	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
8	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
9	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
10	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Giant Petrel in Península Valdés?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Northern Giant Petrel sighting in Península Valdés, based on 70 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Giant Petrel in Península Valdés?

September has the highest sighting rate for Northern Giant Petrel in Península Valdés in our monthly data.