Great-winged Petrel

Great-winged Petrel

Pterodroma macroptera

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Fiordland National Park
5 Verified records at Fiordland National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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

Closest Relatives at Fiordland National Park

Mottled Petrel
NT

Mottled Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pterodroma inexpectata

<5% · Rare
Cook's Petrel
VU Endemic

Cook's Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pterodroma cookii

<5% · Rare
Black-winged Petrel
LC

Black-winged Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pterodroma nigripennis

<5% · Rare
White-necked Petrel
VU

White-necked Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pterodroma cervicalis

Insufficient data
Soft-plumaged Petrel
LC

Soft-plumaged Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pterodroma mollis

Insufficient data
Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus griseus

10–20% · With luck
Southern Fulmar
LC

Southern Fulmar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulmarus glacialoides

Insufficient data
Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus tenuirostris

Insufficient data
Buller's Shearwater

Buller's Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus bulleri

<5% · Rare
White-chinned Petrel
VU

White-chinned Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Procellaria aequinoctialis

<5% · Rare
Northern Giant Petrel
LC

Northern Giant Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronectes halli

<5% · Rare
Cape Petrel
LC Endemic

Cape Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Daption capense

<5% · Rare

📅 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 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
4 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great-winged Petrel in Fiordland National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Great-winged Petrel sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great-winged Petrel in Fiordland National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Great-winged Petrel in Fiordland National Park in our monthly data.

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