Southern Giant Petrel
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Southern Giant Petrel

Macronectes giganteus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Tierra del Fuego National Park
189 Verified records at Tierra del Fuego National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), also known as the Antarctic giant petrel, giant fulmar, stinker, and stinkpot, is a large seabird of the southern oceans. Its distribution overlaps broadly with the similar northern giant petrel, though it overall is centered slightly further south. Adults of the two species can be distinguished by the colour of their bill-tip: greenish in the southern and reddish in the northern. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Giant Petrel sighting in Tierra del Fuego National Park, based on 189 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tierra del Fuego National Park

Northern Giant Petrel
LC

Northern Giant Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronectes halli

<5% · Rare
Southern Fulmar
LC

Southern Fulmar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulmarus glacialoides

<5% · Rare
Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus griseus

<5% · Rare
Great Shearwater

Great Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus gravis

Insufficient data
Cape Petrel
LC Endemic

Cape Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Daption capense

Insufficient data
Black-browed Albatross
LC

Black-browed Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassarche melanophris

10–20% · With luck
Wilson's Storm Petrel
LC

Wilson's Storm Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oceanites oceanicus

Insufficient data
Magellanic Diving-Petrel
LC

Magellanic Diving-Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pelecanoides magellani

Insufficient data
Light-mantled Albatross
NT

Light-mantled Albatross

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoebetria palpebrata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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
70–80%
2 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
3 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
6 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
7 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
9 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
10 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
11 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
12 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Giant Petrel in Tierra del Fuego National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Giant Petrel sighting in Tierra del Fuego National Park, based on 189 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Giant Petrel in Tierra del Fuego National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Southern Giant Petrel in Tierra del Fuego National Park in our monthly data.

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