Swamp Harrier

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	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	30–40%
2	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
3	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
4	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
5	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
6	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
7	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	0–10%
8	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
9	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
10	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
11	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
12	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
13	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
14	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
15	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
16	Lorentz National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
17	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
18	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
19	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
20	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Swamp Harrier in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?

About 18% of visitor-days record a Swamp Harrier sighting in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Swamp Harrier in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Swamp Harrier in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in our monthly data.