Where to see
Macronectes giganteus
Antarctic Peninsula & South Shetland Islands leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Southern Giant Petrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antarctic Peninsula & South Shetland Islands | 🇦🇶 Antarctica | |
| 2 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 🇬🇸 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |
| 3 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Falkland Islands | 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands | |
| 5 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Antarctic Peninsula & South Shetland Islands
In Antarctic Peninsula & South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Giant Petrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and more
After Antarctic Peninsula & South Shetland Islands, the next-best odds of seeing a Southern Giant Petrel are in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, about 80%), Península Valdés (Argentina, about 70%) and Falkland Islands (Falkland Islands, about 70%). Outside Antarctica, the best option is South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in South America (about 80%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November to March in Antarctic Peninsula & South Shetland Islands (about 90%), April and October in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (about 90%) and December in Península Valdés (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Southern Giant Petrel on a given day. Each park's Southern Giant Petrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
