Where does the White-chinned Petrel live?
Procellaria aequinoctialis has 124,739 records in 37 countries and territories, from 1906 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 124,739 records
- 37 places
- 85 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesProcellariiformesProcellariidaeProcellaria
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. 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.
Records over time
19062026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 22,098 | |
| Chile | 18,007 | |
| New Zealand | 13,267 | |
| Antarctica | 11,874 | |
| South Georgia | 7,677 | |
| Argentina | 6,732 | |
| Australia | 6,165 | |
| ZZ | 3,719 | |
| Falkland Islands | 3,620 | |
| Uruguay | 1,626 | |
| French Southern Territories | 1,608 | |
| Heard & McDonald Islands | 1,547 | |
| Peru | 1,376 | |
| Brazil | 1,320 | |
| Namibia | 752 | |
| Portugal | 240 | |
| Spain | 213 | |
| Cabo Verde | 186 | |
| Saint Helena | 159 | |
| France | 124 | |
| United Kingdom | 75 | |
| United States | 47 | |
| Western Sahara | 43 | |
| Mozambique | 40 | |
| Netherlands | 27 | |
| Guernsey | 18 | |
| Senegal | 12 | |
| Ecuador | 7 | |
| Belgium | 5 | |
| Bouvet Island | 5 | |
| French Polynesia | 4 | |
| Réunion | 3 | |
| Angola | 2 | |
| Kenya | 2 | |
| Pitcairn | 2 | |
| New Caledonia | 1 | |
| Niue | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Procellariidae.
Northern Fulmar
1,313,870 records
sooty shearwater
433,535 records
Cory's Shearwater
308,993 records
Manx Shearwater
203,395 records
great shearwater
171,256 records
wedge-tailed shearwater
166,210 records
short-tailed shearwater
123,756 records
Southern Giant-Petrel
112,655 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.