Shy Mollymawk

Shy Mollymawk

Thalassarche cauta

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Great Otway National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
30–40%
2 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
3 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
4 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
0–10%
5 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
8 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
10 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Shy Mollymawk in Great Otway National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Shy Mollymawk sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 215 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Shy Mollymawk in Great Otway National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Shy Mollymawk in Great Otway National Park in our monthly data.

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