Southern Emuwren
Stipiturus malachurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMaluridae (Fairywrens and Allies)
- GenusStipiturus (Emuwrens)
- SpeciesStipiturus malachurus (Southern Emuwren)
Closest Relatives at Royal National Park
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus
Variegated Fairywren
Malurus lamberti
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides
Lewin's Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Little Wattlebird
Anthochaera chrysoptera
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis
Eastern Whipbird
Psophodes olivaceus
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
📅 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 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Emuwren in Royal National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Southern Emuwren sighting in Royal National Park, based on 101 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Emuwren in Royal National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Southern Emuwren in Royal National Park in our monthly data.