Great Shearwater

Great Shearwater

Puffinus gravis

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Acadia National Park
105 Verified records at Acadia National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Great Shearwater sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 105 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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
<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 Acadia National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Great Shearwater sighting in Acadia National Park, based on 105 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Shearwater in Acadia National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Great Shearwater in Acadia National Park in our monthly data.

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