Kosciuszko National Park

🇦🇺 Australia

🦜 Crimson Rosella Chorus Over Alpine Trails

🌍 #136 Global · 3.8 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #10 in Oceania #12 in Temperate Forest

Australia, Australia 571 spp. recorded

Kosciuszko National Park is a temperate forest region in southeastern Australia, covering alpine slopes and river valleys. It features snow‑capped peaks, glacial lakes, and dense eucalypt woodlands, offering a mix of high‑country tracks and lowland walks.

-36.136° S 148.303° E

Wildlife

⭐ Iconic Species

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

60–70% · Likely

Greater Glider

Petauroides volans

10–20% · With luck

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Crimson Rosella

Platycercus elegans

70–80% · Very likely

Grey Fantail

Rhipidura albiscapa

60–70% · Likely

Pied Currawong

Strepera graculina

60–70% · Likely

Yellow-faced Honeyeater

Caligavis chrysops

60–70% · Likely

Red-necked Wallaby

Notamacropus rufogriseus

60–70% · Likely

White-throated Treecreeper

Cormobates leucophaea

50–60% · Likely

Highlands Copperhead

Austrelaps ramsayi

50–60% · Likely

Brown Thornbill

Acanthiza pusilla

50–60% · Likely

Superb Fairywren

Malurus cyaneus

50–60% · Likely

Gray Shrikethrush

Colluricincla harmonica

50–60% · Likely

White-browed Scrubwren

Sericornis frontalis

50–60% · Likely

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

50–60% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

60–70% · Likely

Greater Glider

Petauroides volans

10–20% · With luck

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Red-necked Wallaby

Notamacropus rufogriseus

60–70% · Likely

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

50–60% · Likely

Common Wombat

Vombatus ursinus

50–60% · Likely

Fallow Deer

Dama dama

50–60% · Likely

Swamp Wallaby

Wallabia bicolor

30–40% · Possible

Common Brushtail

Trichosurus vulpecula

30–40% · Possible

Duck-billed Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

30–40% · Possible

Rakali

Hydromys chrysogaster

20–30% · Possible

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

20–30% · Possible

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

10–20% · Possible

Wallaroo

Macropus robustus

10–20% · Possible

Broad-toothed Mouse

Mastacomys fuscus

10–20% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Crimson Rosella

Platycercus elegans

70–80% · Very likely

Grey Fantail

Rhipidura albiscapa

60–70% · Likely

Pied Currawong

Strepera graculina

60–70% · Likely

Yellow-faced Honeyeater

Caligavis chrysops

60–70% · Likely

White-throated Treecreeper

Cormobates leucophaea

50–60% · Likely

Brown Thornbill

Acanthiza pusilla

50–60% · Likely

Superb Fairywren

Malurus cyaneus

50–60% · Likely

Gray Shrikethrush

Colluricincla harmonica

50–60% · Likely

White-browed Scrubwren

Sericornis frontalis

50–60% · Likely

Australian Magpie

Gymnorhina tibicen

50–60% · Likely

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

50–60% · Likely

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Highlands Copperhead

Austrelaps ramsayi

50–60% · Likely

Blotched Bluetongue

Tiliqua nigrolutea

40–50% · Likely

Cunningham's Skink

Egernia cunninghami

40–50% · Likely

Southern Water Skink

Eulamprus heatwolei

30–40% · Possible

Entrecasteaux's Skink

Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii

30–40% · Possible

Jacky Lashtail

Amphibolurus muricatus

30–40% · Possible

Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink

Lampropholis guichenoti

30–40% · Possible

White-lipped Snake

Drysdalia coronoides

30–40% · Possible

Cool-temperate Water Skink

Eulamprus tympanum

20–30% · Possible

Trunk-climbing Cool-skink

Pseudemoia spenceri

20–30% · Possible

Australian Water Dragon

Intellagama lesueurii

20–30% · Possible

Guthega Skink

Liopholis guthega

20–30% · Possible

📊 Most Spotted

Verreaux's Tree Frog

Litoria verreauxii

30–40% · Possible

Common Eastern Froglet

Crinia signifera

20–30% · Possible

Pobblebonk

Limnodynastes dumerilii

20–30% · Possible

Spotted Grass Frog

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis

20–30% · Possible

Peron's Tree Frog

Litoria peronii

10–20% · With luck

Broad-palmed Frog

Litoria latopalmata

Insufficient data

Ranoidea nudidigita

Ranoidea nudidigita

Insufficient data

Smooth Toadlet

Uperoleia laevigata

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🦌

Alpine Wombat Activity

MayJunJulAugSep

Common Wombats dig extensive burrow systems in alpine soils, creating networks that shape the landscape and provide shelter for other species.

Common Wombat

Vombatus ursinus

50–60% · Likely

🦌

Platypus Breeding Season

MayJunJulAugSep

Male platypuses engage in territorial displays and mate competition in freshwater streams, while females prepare nesting burrows in riverbanks.

Duck-billed Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

30–40% · Possible

🦎

Alpine Skink Basking

JanFebMarAprSepOctNovDec

Highlands Copperheads and Alpine Meadow-skinks bask on sun-exposed rocks and logs, regulating body temperature in the cool alpine climate.

Highlands Copperhead

Austrelaps ramsayi

50–60% · Likely

Alpine Meadow-skink

Eulamprus kosciuskoi

10–20% · Possible

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Species Total

60–70

50–60

50–60

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

40–50

50–60

50–60

50–60

50–60

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

60–70

60–70

60–70

70–80

60–70

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

60–70

0–10

0–10

<5

20–30

10–20

10–20

<5

<5

10–20

10–20

<5

<5

<5

10–20

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

<5

10–20

<5

Crimson Rosella

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

80–90

70–80

70–80

70–80

70–80

80–90

80–90

70–80

60–70

50–60

30–40

40–50

30–40

30–40

50–60

70–80

80–90

80–90

70–80

50–60

70–80

50–60

70–80

50–60

70–80

80–90

60–70

60–70

60–70

60–70

Yellow-faced Honeyeater

80–90

70–80

60–70

50–60

30–40

30–40

30–40

30–40

70–80

60–70

70–80

80–90

Red-necked Wallaby

60–70

50–60

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

70–80

50–60

50–60

50–60

70–80

50–60

White-throated Treecreeper

70–80

70–80

60–70

60–70

50–60

70–80

40–50

60–70

50–60

40–50

30–40

50–60

Highlands Copperhead

70–80

60–70

70–80

60–70

20–30

10–20

0–10

0–10

40–50

50–60

40–50

70–80

Brown Thornbill

60–70

60–70

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

40–50

60–70

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

Superb Fairywren

50–60

50–60

50–60

60–70

80–90

60–70

60–70

40–50

60–70

50–60

50–60

60–70

Gray Shrikethrush

60–70

30–40

50–60

50–60

40–50

50–60

40–50

40–50

40–50

60–70

60–70

40–50

White-browed Scrubwren

50–60

60–70

40–50

60–70

50–60

50–60

40–50

60–70

50–60

40–50

50–60

50–60

Short-beaked Echidna

50–60

40–50

40–50

30–40

20–30

20–30

50–60

80–90

60–70

70–80

60–70

40–50

Animal Events

🦌 Alpine Wombat Activity

🦌 Platypus Breeding Season

🦎 Alpine Skink Basking

Sighting Zones

Warm areas are where all species together are recorded most, so they track where people go as much as where animals are. For one species, see the map on its own page.

0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Excellent

🦜 Crimson Rosella Chorus Over Alpine Trails

🦜

Biodiversity

Very good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg

4.5 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Species by taxon

🦅 Birds

361

🐒 Mammals

84

🦎 Reptiles

96

🐸 Amphibians

30

571 Total Species

841 Global average across 280 parks

46 Threatened 307 Endemic

🔭

Sighting

Very good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg

3.4 ★★★★★ ★★★★★

🎯

Top-12 Avg Probability

62% Global avg

63%

📊

Coverage (156 species at ≥5% of 571 in the inventory)

24% Global avg

27%

🔀

Taxon variety in top 12 (9 bird, 2 mammal, 1 reptile)

47% Global avg

54%

🔭

Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)

132 Global avg

87

🌟

Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)

14 Global avg

17

⭐

High-prob species (>40%)

26 Global avg

25

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