South Island Pied Oystercatcher

Closest Relatives at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park

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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	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	40–50%
2	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
3	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
4	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
5	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a South Island Pied Oystercatcher in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a South Island Pied Oystercatcher sighting in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see South Island Pied Oystercatcher in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for South Island Pied Oystercatcher in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in our monthly data.