Southern Brown Kiwi

Southern Brown Kiwi

Apteryx australis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Rakiura National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
30–40%
2 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Brown Kiwi in Rakiura National Park?

About 30% of visitor-days record a Southern Brown Kiwi sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 431 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Southern Brown Kiwi in Rakiura National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Southern Brown Kiwi in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.

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