Sooty Oystercatcher

Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park

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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	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
2	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
3	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
4	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
5	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
6	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
7	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Oystercatcher in Great Otway National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Sooty Oystercatcher sighting in Great Otway National Park, based on 180 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sooty Oystercatcher in Great Otway National Park?

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