New Zealand Scaup

Closest Relatives at Tongariro 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	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	40–50%
2	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
3	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
4	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	<5%
5	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
6	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a New Zealand Scaup in Tongariro National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a New Zealand Scaup sighting in Tongariro National Park, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see New Zealand Scaup in Tongariro National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for New Zealand Scaup in Tongariro National Park in our monthly data.