Where does the Cape Petrel live?
Daption capense has 82,049 records in 48 countries and territories, from 1792 to 2026. Most records come from New Zealand.
- 82,049 records
- 48 places
- 132 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesProcellariiformesProcellariidaeDaption
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 20,368 | |
| Antarctica | 19,997 | |
| Chile | 13,291 | |
| Australia | 8,081 | |
| South Georgia | 5,148 | |
| Argentina | 2,010 | |
| ZZ | 1,931 | |
| Heard & McDonald Islands | 1,857 | |
| Falkland Islands | 1,562 | |
| South Africa | 1,111 | |
| French Southern Territories | 405 | |
| Portugal | 240 | |
| Spain | 211 | |
| Cabo Verde | 186 | |
| France | 126 | |
| Peru | 94 | |
| United Kingdom | 77 | |
| Western Sahara | 43 | |
| Saint Helena | 31 | |
| Netherlands | 27 | |
| Brazil | 25 | |
| Guernsey | 18 | |
| Bouvet Island | 17 | |
| Tonga | 17 | |
| Ecuador | 16 | |
| Namibia | 15 | |
| Uruguay | 15 | |
| Senegal | 12 | |
| Fiji | 11 | |
| Colombia | 8 | |
| Norfolk Island | 7 | |
| Cook Islands | 6 | |
| Belgium | 5 | |
| Pitcairn | 5 | |
| Réunion | 4 | |
| India | 3 | |
| Mauritius | 3 | |
| Kenya | 2 | |
| Mozambique | 2 | |
| Norway | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 48 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Procellariidae.
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Cory's Shearwater
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Manx Shearwater
203,395 records
great shearwater
171,256 records
wedge-tailed shearwater
166,210 records
White-chinned Petrel
124,739 records
short-tailed shearwater
123,756 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.