Northern Giant Petrel
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Northern Giant Petrel

Macronectes halli

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Fiordland National Park
27 Verified records at Fiordland National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli), also known as Hall's giant petrel, is a large, predatory seabird of the southern oceans. Its range overlaps broadly with the range of the related southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), albeit slightly further to the north. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Giant Petrel sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Fiordland National Park

Southern Giant Petrel
LC

Southern Giant Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronectes giganteus

<5% · Rare
Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus griseus

10–20% · With luck
Southern Fulmar
LC

Southern Fulmar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulmarus glacialoides

Insufficient data
Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus tenuirostris

Insufficient data
Buller's Shearwater

Buller's Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus bulleri

<5% · Rare
Mottled Petrel
NT

Mottled Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pterodroma inexpectata

<5% · Rare
Cook's Petrel
VU Endemic

Cook's Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pterodroma cookii

<5% · Rare
White-chinned Petrel
VU

White-chinned Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Procellaria aequinoctialis

<5% · Rare
Cape Petrel
LC Endemic

Cape Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Daption capense

<5% · Rare
Fairy Prion
LC

Fairy Prion

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyptila turtur

<5% · Rare
Fluttering Shearwater
LC

Fluttering Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus gavia

<5% · Rare
Westland Petrel
EN

Westland Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Procellaria westlandica

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
3 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
4 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
6 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
9 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
10 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
11 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Giant Petrel in Fiordland National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Giant Petrel sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Giant Petrel in Fiordland National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Northern Giant Petrel in Fiordland National Park in our monthly data.

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