Shy Mollymawk
Thalassarche cauta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyDiomedeidae (Albatrosses)
- GenusThalassarche (Mollymawks)
- SpeciesThalassarche cauta (Shy Mollymawk)
Closest Relatives at Royal National Park
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
Buller's Mollymawk
Thalassarche bulleri
Antipodean Albatross
Diomedea antipodensis
Southern Giant Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus pacificus
Short-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus tenuirostris
Fluttering Shearwater
Puffinus gavia
Northern Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
Fairy Prion
Pachyptila turtur
Hutton's Shearwater
Puffinus huttoni
White-necked Petrel
Pterodroma cervicalis
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Puffinus carneipes
📅 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 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 10 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Shy Mollymawk in Royal National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Shy Mollymawk sighting in Royal National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Shy Mollymawk in Royal National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Shy Mollymawk in Royal National Park in our monthly data.