Fluttering Shearwater
Puffinus gavia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyProcellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)
- GenusPuffinus (Small Shearwaters)
- SpeciesPuffinus gavia (Fluttering Shearwater)
Closest Relatives at Royal National Park
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus pacificus
Short-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus tenuirostris
Hutton's Shearwater
Puffinus huttoni
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Puffinus carneipes
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Southern Giant Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
Fairy Prion
Pachyptila turtur
White-necked Petrel
Pterodroma cervicalis
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
Shy Mollymawk
Thalassarche cauta
Antipodean Albatross
Diomedea antipodensis
📅 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 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fluttering Shearwater in Royal National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Fluttering Shearwater sighting in Royal National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fluttering Shearwater in Royal National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Fluttering Shearwater in Royal National Park in our monthly data.