Rifleman
Acanthisitta chloris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAcanthisittidae (New Zealand Wrens)
- GenusAcanthisitta (Rifleman)
- SpeciesAcanthisitta chloris (Rifleman)
Closest Relatives at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
South Island Wren
Xenicus gilviventris
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Miromiro
Petroica macrocephala
Grey Warbler
Gerygone igata
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
Dunnock
Prunella modularis
New Zealand Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
New Zealand Bellbird
Anthornis melanura
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
📅 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 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Tongariro National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 6 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rifleman in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?
About 37% of visitor-days record a Rifleman sighting in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, based on 71 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rifleman in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Rifleman in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in our monthly data.