Mottled Petrel

Mottled Petrel

Pterodroma inexpectata

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

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Petrel sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park

Cook's Petrel
VU Endemic

Cook's Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pterodroma cookii

<5% · Rare
Sooty Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus griseus

10–20% · With luck
Antarctic Petrel
LC

Antarctic Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalassoica antarctica

Insufficient data
Cape Petrel
LC Endemic

Cape Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Daption capense

<5% · Rare
Northern Giant Petrel
LC

Northern Giant Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronectes halli

<5% · Rare
Fairy Prion
LC

Fairy Prion

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyptila turtur

<5% · Rare
White-chinned Petrel
VU

White-chinned Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Procellaria aequinoctialis

<5% · Rare
Broad-billed Prion
LC

Broad-billed Prion

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyptila vittata

<5% · Rare
Westland Petrel
EN

Westland Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Procellaria westlandica

<5% · Rare
Buller's Shearwater

Buller's Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus bulleri

<5% · Rare
Southern Giant Petrel
LC

Southern Giant Petrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronectes giganteus

<5% · Rare
Short-tailed Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Puffinus tenuirostris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
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 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
2 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
3 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mottled Petrel in Rakiura National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Mottled Petrel sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mottled Petrel in Rakiura National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Mottled Petrel in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.

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