South Island Robin
Petroica australis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPetroicidae (Australasian Robins)
- GenusPetroica (Typical Australasian Robins)
- SpeciesPetroica australis (South Island Robin)
Closest Relatives at Abel Tasman National Park
Miromiro
Petroica macrocephala
Tūī
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
New Zealand Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
New Zealand Bellbird
Anthornis melanura
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
Grey Warbler
Gerygone igata
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Tongariro National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 6 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a South Island Robin in Abel Tasman National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a South Island Robin sighting in Abel Tasman National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see South Island Robin in Abel Tasman National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for South Island Robin in Abel Tasman National Park in our monthly data.