New Zealand Kaka

Closest Relatives at Abel Tasman National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	70–80%
2	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
3	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
4	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
5	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	0–10%
6	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a New Zealand Kaka in Abel Tasman National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a New Zealand Kaka sighting in Abel Tasman National Park, based on 45 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see New Zealand Kaka in Abel Tasman National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for New Zealand Kaka in Abel Tasman National Park in our monthly data.