South-west Pacific Swamphen

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

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	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	50–60%
2	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
3	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	20–30%
4	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
5	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
6	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10–20%
7	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	0–10%
8	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	0–10%
9	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
10	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
11	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
12	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
13	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
14	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	<5%
15	Lorentz National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	Insufficient data
16	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
17	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
18	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
19	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a South-west Pacific Swamphen in Kakadu National Park?

About 22% of visitor-days record a South-west Pacific Swamphen sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 296 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see South-west Pacific Swamphen in Kakadu National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for South-west Pacific Swamphen in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.