Pilotbird
Pycnoptilus floccosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAcanthizidae (Thornbills and Allies)
- GenusPycnoptilus
- SpeciesPycnoptilus floccosus (Pilotbird)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana
Brown Gerygone
Gerygone mouki
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
Rockwarbler
Origma solitaria
White-throated Gerygone
Gerygone olivacea
Yellow-Throated Scrubwren
Sericornis citreogularis
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides
Large-billed Scrubwren
Sericornis magnirostra
Calamanthus pyrrhopygius
Calamanthus pyrrhopygius
📅 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 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pilotbird in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Pilotbird sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 204 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pilotbird in Blue Mountains National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Pilotbird in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.