Rufous Whistler

Rufous Whistler

Pachycephala rufiventris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kosciuszko National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
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 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
2 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
4 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
6 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
7 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
8 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
9 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
10 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
11 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
12 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
13 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
14 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
15 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
16 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Whistler in Kosciuszko National Park?

About 40% of visitor-days record a Rufous Whistler sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 284 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rufous Whistler in Kosciuszko National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Whistler in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.

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