Pilotbird
Pycnoptilus floccosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAcanthizidae (Thornbills and Allies)
- GenusPycnoptilus
- SpeciesPycnoptilus floccosus (Pilotbird)
Closest Relatives at Royal National Park
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
Brown Gerygone
Gerygone mouki
Yellow-Throated Scrubwren
Sericornis citreogularis
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata
Large-billed Scrubwren
Sericornis magnirostra
Rockwarbler
Origma solitaria
Calamanthus pyrrhopygius
Calamanthus pyrrhopygius
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa
White-throated Gerygone
Gerygone olivacea
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris
📅 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 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pilotbird in Royal National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Pilotbird sighting in Royal National Park, based on 86 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pilotbird in Royal National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Pilotbird in Royal National Park in our monthly data.