VOC

VOC

Haematopus unicolor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Rakiura National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
70–80
Feb
60–70
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
60–70
Jul
80–90
Aug
90–100
Sep
80–90
Oct
70–80
Nov
80–90
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 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
70–80%
2 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
60–70%
3 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
4 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 79% of visitor-days record a VOC sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 1121 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

September has the highest sighting rate for VOC in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.

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