Southern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyProcellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)
- GenusFulmarus (Fulmars)
- SpeciesFulmarus glacialoides (Southern Fulmar)
Closest Relatives at Table Mountain National Park
White-chinned Petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
Northern Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
Southern Giant Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Great Shearwater
Puffinus gravis
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus
Antarctic Prion
Pachyptila desolata
Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis
Great-winged Petrel
Pterodroma macroptera
Scopoli's Shearwater
Calonectris diomedea
Cape Petrel
Daption capense
Blue Petrel
Halobaena caerulea
📅 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 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Fulmar in Table Mountain National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Southern Fulmar sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Fulmar in Table Mountain National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Southern Fulmar in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.