Tūī
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMeliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
- GenusProsthemadera (Tūī)
- SpeciesProsthemadera novaeseelandiae (Tūī)
Closest Relatives at Arthur's Pass National Park
New Zealand Bellbird
Anthornis melanura
Miromiro
Petroica macrocephala
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Grey Warbler
Gerygone igata
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
South Island Robin
Petroica australis
New Zealand Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
Rifleman
Acanthisitta chloris
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
📅 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 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Tongariro National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 6 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tūī in Arthur's Pass National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Tūī sighting in Arthur's Pass National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tūī in Arthur's Pass National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Tūī in Arthur's Pass National Park in our monthly data.