Helmeted Friarbird

Helmeted Friarbird

Philemon buceroides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kakadu National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
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 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
2 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
4 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
5 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 21% of visitor-days record a Helmeted Friarbird sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 280 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

January has the highest sighting rate for Helmeted Friarbird in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.

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