Great Shearwater

Closest Relatives at Península Valdés

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	<5%
2	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
3	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
4	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
5	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
6	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
7	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
8	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
9	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Shearwater in Península Valdés?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Great Shearwater sighting in Península Valdés, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Shearwater in Península Valdés?

April has the highest sighting rate for Great Shearwater in Península Valdés in our monthly data.