Broad-billed Prion

Broad-billed Prion

Pachyptila vittata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Rakiura National Park

Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park

Fairy Prion
LC

Fairy Prion

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyptila turtur

<5% · Rare
Antarctic Prion
LC

Antarctic Prion

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyptila desolata

Insufficient data
Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus griseus

10–20% · With luck
Antarctic Petrel
LC

Antarctic Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassoica antarctica

Insufficient data
Cape Petrel
LC Endemic

Cape Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Daption capense

<5% · Rare
Northern Giant Petrel
LC

Northern Giant Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronectes halli

<5% · Rare
Mottled Petrel
NT

Mottled Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pterodroma inexpectata

<5% · Rare
Cook's Petrel
VU Endemic

Cook's Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pterodroma cookii

<5% · Rare
White-chinned Petrel
VU

White-chinned Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Procellaria aequinoctialis

<5% · Rare
Westland Petrel
EN

Westland Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Procellaria westlandica

<5% · Rare
Buller's Shearwater

Buller's Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus bulleri

<5% · Rare
Southern Giant Petrel
LC

Southern Giant Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronectes giganteus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
0–10
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 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
2 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Broad-billed Prion in Rakiura National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Broad-billed Prion sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Broad-billed Prion in Rakiura National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Broad-billed Prion in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.

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