Where does the Herald Petrel live?
Pterodroma heraldica has 857 records in 24 countries and territories, from 1910 to 2026. Most records come from Chile.
- 857 records
- 24 places
- 63 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesProcellariiformesProcellariidaePterodroma
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: July. 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
19102026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 187 | |
| Australia | 178 | |
| Pitcairn | 126 | |
| Tonga | 108 | |
| French Polynesia | 77 | |
| Cook Islands | 65 | |
| Cocos Islands | 35 | |
| Mauritius | 14 | |
| ZZ | 12 | |
| United States | 8 | |
| Fiji | 6 | |
| American Samoa | 4 | |
| Niue | 4 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 4 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | |
| Norfolk Island | 2 | |
| New Zealand | 2 | |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | |
| Mexico | 1 | |
| New Caledonia | 1 | |
| Seychelles | 1 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 1 | |
| Samoa | 1 |
Related animals
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wedge-tailed shearwater
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short-tailed shearwater
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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.