Paradise Shelduck

Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park

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	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	60–70%
2	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	50–60%
3	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	40–50%
4	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
5	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
6	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Paradise Shelduck in Rakiura National Park?

About 25% of visitor-days record a Paradise Shelduck sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 352 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Paradise Shelduck in Rakiura National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Paradise Shelduck in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.