Where does the Christmas Shearwater live?
Puffinus nativitatis has 1,510 records in 25 countries and territories, from 1874 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 1,510 records
- 25 places
- 64 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesProcellariiformesProcellariidaePuffinus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: March. 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 | 506 | |
| Chile | 215 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 210 | |
| Kiribati | 155 | |
| French Polynesia | 149 | |
| Costa Rica | 101 | |
| Pitcairn | 32 | |
| Guatemala | 31 | |
| ZZ | 28 | |
| Mexico | 26 | |
| El Salvador | 14 | |
| Marshall Islands | 5 | |
| Colombia | 3 | |
| Ecuador | 3 | |
| Fiji | 3 | |
| New Zealand | 3 | |
| Taiwan | 3 | |
| Cook Islands | 2 | |
| Micronesia | 2 | |
| Vanuatu | 2 | |
| Christmas Island | 1 | |
| France | 1 | |
| Japan | 1 | |
| Tokelau | 1 | |
| Tuvalu | 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.