Northern Giant Petrel
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Northern Giant Petrel

Macronectes halli

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Abel Tasman National Park
2 Verified records at Abel Tasman National Park
☀️ 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 →

Closest Relatives at Abel Tasman National Park

Southern Giant Petrel
LC

Southern Giant Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronectes giganteus

Insufficient data
Cape Petrel
LC Endemic

Cape Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Daption capense

Insufficient data
Little Shearwater
LC

Little Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus assimilis

Insufficient data
Fluttering Shearwater
LC

Fluttering Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus gavia

<5% · Rare
Westland Petrel
EN

Westland Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Procellaria westlandica

Insufficient data
Hutton's Shearwater
EN

Hutton's Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus huttoni

Insufficient data
Fairy Prion
LC

Fairy Prion

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyptila turtur

Insufficient data
Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus griseus

Insufficient data
Shy Mollymawk
NT

Shy Mollymawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassarche cauta

Insufficient data
Buller's Mollymawk
NT

Buller's Mollymawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassarche bulleri

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Northern Giant Petrel at Abel Tasman National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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
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