Bird
Cape Petrel
Daption capense · Procellariidae · Procellariiformes
Best monthsJan · Nov–Decmost records
Records29,086in 6 countries
Most seen inNew Zealand20,460 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Cape Petrel in brief
The cape petrel (Daption capense) is a bird of the Procellariidae family — species of bird.
Across the 6 countries we cover it has 29,086 published records, most of them from New Zealand, Chile and Tonga. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, November and December and fall to their lowest in March and April.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
New Zealand20,460 records · best Dec, Nov
Chile8,594 records · best Nov, Jul
Tonga17 records · best Jul, Aug
Fiji11 records · best Sep, Aug
Mauritius3 records · best Apr, Oct
Seychelles1 records · best Sep, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.