Emu

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	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	50–60%
2	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	30–40%
3	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
4	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
5	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
6	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
7	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
8	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
9	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
10	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Emu in Kakadu National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Emu sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Emu in Kakadu National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Emu in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.