Where does the great shearwater live?
Puffinus gravis has 171,256 records in 84 countries and territories, from 1842 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 171,256 records
- 84 places
- 136 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesProcellariiformesProcellariidaePuffinus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 100,145 | |
| Canada | 30,691 | |
| Portugal | 7,519 | |
| Spain | 4,184 | |
| Argentina | 3,808 | |
| United Kingdom | 2,810 | |
| ZZ | 2,154 | |
| Ireland | 2,049 | |
| France | 1,982 | |
| Falkland Islands | 1,970 | |
| South Africa | 1,273 | |
| Saint Helena | 807 | |
| Guadeloupe | 749 | |
| Chile | 718 | |
| Brazil | 716 | |
| Bermuda | 693 | |
| Greenland | 691 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 395 | |
| South Georgia | 344 | |
| Suriname | 304 | |
| Cabo Verde | 247 | |
| Uruguay | 197 | |
| Australia | 186 | |
| Iceland | 160 | |
| Antarctica | 121 | |
| Sweden | 116 | |
| Senegal | 87 | |
| Bahamas | 74 | |
| Morocco | 74 | |
| Western Sahara | 72 | |
| Faroe Islands | 59 | |
| Norway | 57 | |
| Netherlands | 50 | |
| French Guiana | 40 | |
| Denmark | 26 | |
| Guernsey | 25 | |
| Finland | 23 | |
| Namibia | 22 | |
| Belize | 17 | |
| Martinique | 17 |
Showing the top 40 of 84 places.
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
wedge-tailed shearwater
166,210 records
White-chinned Petrel
124,739 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.