Short-tailed Shearwater

Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

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	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5–10%
2	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5–10%
3	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
4	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
5	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
6	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
7	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
8	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
9	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
10	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
11	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
12	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
13	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
14	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
15	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
16	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Short-tailed Shearwater in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Shearwater sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Short-tailed Shearwater in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Short-tailed Shearwater in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.