Common Bluetongue

Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains 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	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
2	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
3	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
4	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
5	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
6	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
7	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
8	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
9	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
10	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
11	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
12	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
13	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Bluetongue in Blue Mountains National Park?

About 28% of visitor-days record a Common Bluetongue sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 133 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Bluetongue in Blue Mountains National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Common Bluetongue in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.