Where does the sooty shearwater live?
Puffinus griseus has 433,543 records in 112 countries and territories, from 1845 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 433,543 records
- 112 places
- 147 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesProcellariiformesProcellariidaePuffinus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: September. 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
18452026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 271,183 | |
| Chile | 25,031 | |
| New Zealand | 24,551 | |
| Canada | 20,018 | |
| United Kingdom | 13,665 | |
| Australia | 8,546 | |
| Sweden | 8,470 | |
| Spain | 7,544 | |
| Denmark | 5,620 | |
| Argentina | 4,341 | |
| South Africa | 4,084 | |
| Falkland Islands | 3,854 | |
| Portugal | 3,121 | |
| Peru | 3,083 | |
| Norway | 3,056 | |
| Ireland | 3,043 | |
| France | 2,561 | |
| Mexico | 2,182 | |
| ZZ | 1,993 | |
| Antarctica | 1,320 | |
| Belgium | 1,284 | |
| Ecuador | 1,030 | |
| Netherlands | 963 | |
| Israel | 952 | |
| Faroe Islands | 904 | |
| Iceland | 671 | |
| Japan | 585 | |
| Bermuda | 434 | |
| Costa Rica | 423 | |
| Senegal | 405 | |
| South Georgia | 379 | |
| Russia | 315 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 280 | |
| Namibia | 274 | |
| Germany | 218 | |
| Cabo Verde | 200 | |
| Greenland | 178 | |
| Brazil | 171 | |
| Panama | 166 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 158 |
Showing the top 40 of 112 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Procellariidae.
Northern Fulmar
1,313,870 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
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.