Black-tailed Nativehen
Gallinula ventralis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderGruiformes (Cranes, Rails, and Allies)
- FamilyRallidae (Rails, Gallinules, and Coots)
- GenusGallinula (Typical Moorhens)
- SpeciesGallinula ventralis (Black-tailed Nativehen)
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa
South-west Pacific Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Buff-banded Rail
Gallirallus philippensis
Australian Crake
Porzana fluminea
Lewin's Rail
Lewinia pectoralis
Sooty Rail
Porzana tabuensis
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Brolga
Grus rubicunda
📅 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 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-tailed Nativehen in Great Otway National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black-tailed Nativehen sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-tailed Nativehen in Great Otway National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-tailed Nativehen in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.