White-faced Heron

Closest Relatives at Freycinet National Park

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	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	50–60%
2	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
3	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
4	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
5	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
6	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
7	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
8	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
9	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
10	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
11	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
12	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
13	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
14	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
15	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
16	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	0–10%
17	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
18	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
19	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
20	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
21	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
22	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
23	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
24	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-faced Heron in Freycinet National Park?

About 32% of visitor-days record a White-faced Heron sighting in Freycinet National Park, based on 54 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see White-faced Heron in Freycinet National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for White-faced Heron in Freycinet National Park in our monthly data.