Wonga Pigeon

Wonga Pigeon

Leucosarcia melanoleuca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kosciuszko National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
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 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
2 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
6 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
7 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Wonga Pigeon in Kosciuszko National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Wonga Pigeon sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 70 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Wonga Pigeon in Kosciuszko National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Wonga Pigeon in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.

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