Wrybill
Anarhynchus frontalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCharadriiformes (Caradriformes)
- FamilyCharadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
- GenusAnarhynchus (Sand Plovers and Allies)
- SpeciesAnarhynchus frontalis (Wrybill)
Closest Relatives at Arthur's Pass National Park
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles
Dominican Gull
Larus dominicanus
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri
White-headed Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Wrybill at Arthur's Pass National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |