Streaked Shearwater
Calonectris leucomelas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderProcellariiformes (Tubenoses)
- FamilyProcellariidae (Shearwaters and Petrels)
- GenusCalonectris (Large Shearwaters)
- SpeciesCalonectris leucomelas (Streaked Shearwater)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Shearwater sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus pacificus
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Puffinus carneipes
Hutton's Shearwater
Puffinus huttoni
Southern Giant Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Wilson's Storm Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
White-faced Storm Petrel
Pelagodroma marina
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
Thalassarche carteri
📅 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 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Streaked Shearwater in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Shearwater sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Streaked Shearwater in Ningaloo Marine Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Streaked Shearwater in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.