Puffinus (Small Shearwaters)

Species in this group

LC

Puffinus subalaris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

NT

Puffinus griseus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Puffinus tenuirostris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Puffinus pacificus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Puffinus creatopus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

NT

Puffinus opisthomelas

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Puffinus puffinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Puffinus gavia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

NT

Puffinus carneipes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Puffinus gravis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Puffinus bulleri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

EN

Puffinus huttoni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

VU

Puffinus yelkouan

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Puffinus lherminieri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Small Shearwaters

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4 of 14	~50%
	Galápagos Shearwater			~50%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			<5%
2	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 14	~20%
	Galápagos Shearwater			~10%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			~10%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
3	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	~20%
	Sooty Shearwater			~20%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
4	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 14	~20%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Black-vented Shearwater			<5%
5	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 14	~10%
	Sooty Shearwater			~10%
6	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	3 of 14	~10%
	Sooty Shearwater			~10%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
	Great Shearwater			<5%
7	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 14	~10%
	Sooty Shearwater			~10%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
8	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 14	~10%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			~10%
	Flesh-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Hutton's Shearwater			<5%
9	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	~10%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			~10%
10	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 14	~10%
	Sooty Shearwater			~10%
	Buller's Shearwater			<5%
11	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	~10%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			~10%
12	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	~10%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Black-vented Shearwater			<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
13	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	6 of 14	~10%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
	Buller's Shearwater			<5%
	Flesh-footed Shearwater			<5%
14	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	~10%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			~10%
15	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 14	~10%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Great Shearwater			<5%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
16	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	~10%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			~10%
17	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
18	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 14	<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Fluttering Shearwater			<5%
19	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 14	<5%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
20	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 14	<5%
	Fluttering Shearwater			<5%
21	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 14	<5%
	Black-vented Shearwater			<5%
22	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
23	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 14	<5%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Galápagos Shearwater			<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
24	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 14	<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
25	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	<5%
	Great Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
26	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 14	<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
27	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
28	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 14	<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
29	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 14	<5%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
30	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 14	<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
31	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	<5%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			<5%
32	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	<5%
	Galápagos Shearwater			<5%
33	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 14	<5%
	Black-vented Shearwater			<5%
34	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	<5%
	Yelkouan Shearwater			<5%
35	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	<5%
	Great Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Audubon's Shearwater			<5%
36	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 14	<5%
	Audubon's Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
37	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 14	<5%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			<5%
38	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 14	<5%
	Audubon's Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	3 of 14	~40%
	Sooty Shearwater			~30%
	Manx Shearwater			~20%
	Great Shearwater			~10%
2	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 14	~10%
	Yelkouan Shearwater			~10%
3	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 14	<5%
	Black-vented Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Buller's Shearwater			<5%
4	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 14	<5%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
5	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	2 of 14	<5%
	Yelkouan Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
6	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 14	<5%
	Yelkouan Shearwater			<5%
7	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 14	<5%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
	Fluttering Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Flesh-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Hutton's Shearwater			<5%
8	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 14	<5%
	Yelkouan Shearwater			<5%
9	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 14	<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
10	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	3 of 14	<5%
	Fluttering Shearwater			<5%
	Flesh-footed Shearwater			<5%
	Buller's Shearwater			<5%
11	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
12	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	<5%
	Yelkouan Shearwater			<5%
13	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	<5%
	Black-vented Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Pink-footed Shearwater			<5%
14	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
15	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
16	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	<5%
	Wedge-tailed Shearwater			<5%
17	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	<5%
	Audubon's Shearwater			<5%
	Great Shearwater			<5%
18	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	<5%
	Manx Shearwater			<5%
	Sooty Shearwater			<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%
19	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 14	<5%
	Short-tailed Shearwater			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Sea Life Park Hawaii	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Zoológico de Concepción	🇨🇱 Chile	In captivity

Small Shearwaters

Species in this group

Galápagos Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

Short-tailed Shearwater

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Pink-footed Shearwater

Black-vented Shearwater

Manx Shearwater

Fluttering Shearwater

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Great Shearwater

Buller's Shearwater

Hutton's Shearwater

Yelkouan Shearwater

Audubon's Shearwater

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Small Shearwaters

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found