Genus

Large Shearwaters

Calonectris

2 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
FamilyProcellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)
GenusCalonectris (Large Shearwaters)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Calonectris leucomelas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Calonectris diomedea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Large Shearwaters

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~10%
	Streaked Shearwater			~10%
2	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Scopoli's Shearwater			Insufficient data
	Streaked Shearwater			<5%
3	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Scopoli's Shearwater			Insufficient data
4	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Scopoli's Shearwater			Insufficient data
5	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Streaked Shearwater			<5%
6	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Streaked Shearwater			Insufficient data
7	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Scopoli's Shearwater			<5%
8	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Scopoli's Shearwater			<5%
9	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Scopoli's Shearwater			<5%
10	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	<5%
	Streaked Shearwater			Insufficient data