Where does the Soft-plumaged Petrel live?
Pterodroma mollis has 18,833 records in 34 countries and territories, from 1599 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 18,833 records
- 34 places
- 91 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesProcellariiformesProcellariidaePterodroma
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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3,629 | |
| ZZ | 3,267 | |
| Antarctica | 1,230 | |
| Falkland Islands | 1,093 | |
| New Zealand | 948 | |
| South Georgia | 920 | |
| South Africa | 719 | |
| Saint Helena | 542 | |
| Chile | 515 | |
| French Southern Territories | 489 | |
| Argentina | 344 | |
| Portugal | 336 | |
| Spain | 211 | |
| Cabo Verde | 188 | |
| France | 124 | |
| Heard & McDonald Islands | 118 | |
| United Kingdom | 88 | |
| Brazil | 51 | |
| Western Sahara | 43 | |
| French Polynesia | 40 | |
| Netherlands | 27 | |
| Guernsey | 18 | |
| Uruguay | 17 | |
| Ecuador | 16 | |
| Costa Rica | 15 | |
| Namibia | 14 | |
| Senegal | 12 | |
| Bouvet Island | 7 | |
| Pitcairn | 6 | |
| Belgium | 5 | |
| Mozambique | 3 | |
| Réunion | 3 | |
| Madagascar | 1 | |
| Norway | 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
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.