Southern Giant Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyProcellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)
- GenusMacronectes (Giant Petrels)
- SpeciesMacronectes giganteus (Southern Giant Petrel)
Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park
Northern Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Antarctic Petrel
Thalassoica antarctica
Cape Petrel
Daption capense
Mottled Petrel
Pterodroma inexpectata
Cook's Petrel
Pterodroma cookii
Fairy Prion
Pachyptila turtur
White-chinned Petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Broad-billed Prion
Pachyptila vittata
Westland Petrel
Procellaria westlandica
Buller's Shearwater
Puffinus bulleri
Short-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus tenuirostris
📅 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 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 6 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 7 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 10 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Giant Petrel in Rakiura National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Southern Giant Petrel sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Giant Petrel in Rakiura National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Southern Giant Petrel in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.