Northern Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyProcellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)
- GenusMacronectes (Giant Petrels)
- SpeciesMacronectes halli (Northern Giant Petrel)
Closest Relatives at Royal National Park
Southern Giant Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus pacificus
Short-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus tenuirostris
Fluttering Shearwater
Puffinus gavia
Fairy Prion
Pachyptila turtur
Hutton's Shearwater
Puffinus huttoni
White-necked Petrel
Pterodroma cervicalis
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Puffinus carneipes
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
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 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 9 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Giant Petrel in Royal National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Northern Giant Petrel sighting in Royal National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Giant Petrel in Royal National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Northern Giant Petrel in Royal National Park in our monthly data.