Pilotbird
Pycnoptilus floccosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAcanthizidae (Thornbills and Allies)
- GenusPycnoptilus
- SpeciesPycnoptilus floccosus (Pilotbird)
Closest Relatives at Kosciuszko National Park
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris
Calamanthus pyrrhopygius
Calamanthus pyrrhopygius
White-throated Gerygone
Gerygone olivacea
Speckled Warbler
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana
Western Gerygone
Gerygone fusca
Brown Gerygone
Gerygone mouki
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pilotbird in Kosciuszko National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Pilotbird sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 124 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pilotbird in Kosciuszko National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Pilotbird in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.