Antarctica

Drake Passage

40 species and 3,320 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: November–February, with up to 29 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Black-browed AlbatrossBlack-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophrisPintado PetrelPintado PetrelDaption capenseSouthern Giant PetrelSouthern Giant PetrelMacronectes giganteusBlue PetrelBlue PetrelHalobaena caeruleaLight-mantled AlbatrossLight-mantled AlbatrossPhoebetria palpebrataWilson's Storm PetrelWilson's Storm PetrelOceanites oceanicusAntarctic PrionAntarctic PrionPachyptila desolataSouthern FulmarSouthern FulmarFulmarus glacialoidesGrey-headed AlbatrossGrey-headed AlbatrossThalassarche chrysostomaAntarctic PetrelAntarctic PetrelThalassoica antarcticaWhite-chinned PetrelWhite-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisNorthern Giant PetrelNorthern Giant PetrelMacronectes halliSlender-billed PrionSlender-billed PrionPachyptila belcheriSouthern Royal AlbatrossSouthern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophora

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

All 40 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Drake Passage?

November–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 29 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Drake Passage?

40 species, from 3,320 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Drake Passage in November?

The most recorded in November: Black-browed Albatross, Pintado Petrel, Southern Giant Petrel, Blue Petrel and Light-mantled Albatross.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.