Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPachycephalidae (Whistlers and Allies)
- GenusPachycephala (Typical Whistlers)
- SpeciesPachycephala rufiventris (Rufous Whistler)
Closest Relatives at Noosa National Park
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis
Rufous Shrikethrush
Colluricincla rufogaster
Arafura Shrikethrush
Colluricincla megarhyncha
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru
Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus
Lewin's Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus
📅 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 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Whistler in Noosa National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Rufous Whistler sighting in Noosa National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous Whistler in Noosa National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Whistler in Noosa National Park in our monthly data.