Tūī
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMeliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
- GenusProsthemadera (Tūī)
- SpeciesProsthemadera novaeseelandiae (Tūī)
Closest Relatives at Fiordland National Park
New Zealand Bellbird
Anthornis melanura
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
New Zealand Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Grey Warbler
Gerygone igata
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Miromiro
Petroica macrocephala
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
South Island Robin
Petroica australis
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
📅 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 Fiordland National Park?
About 52% of visitor-days record a Tūī sighting in Fiordland National Park, based on 885 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tūī in Fiordland National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Tūī in Fiordland National Park in our monthly data.