Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMalacorhynchus
- SpeciesMalacorhynchus membranaceus (Pink-eared Duck)
Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa
Australian Wood Duck
Chenonetta jubata
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea
Grey Teal
Anas gracilis
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides
White-eyed Duck
Aythya australis
Wandering Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna arcuata
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa
Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis
Musk Duck
Biziura lobata
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
📅 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 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pink-eared Duck in Great Otway National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Pink-eared Duck sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pink-eared Duck in Great Otway National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Pink-eared Duck in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.