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 Table Mountain National Park
Northern Giant Petrel
Macronectes halli
White-chinned Petrel
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Sooty Shearwater
Puffinus griseus
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
Southern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialoides
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 | 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 Table Mountain National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Southern Giant Petrel sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Giant Petrel in Table Mountain National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Southern Giant Petrel in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.