Sooty Oystercatcher

Sooty Oystercatcher

Haematopus fuliginosus

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

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
50–60
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
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 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
3 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
4 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
0–10%
6 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Oystercatcher in Wilsons Promontory National Park?

About 36% of visitor-days record a Sooty Oystercatcher sighting in Wilsons Promontory National Park, based on 170 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sooty Oystercatcher in Wilsons Promontory National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Oystercatcher in Wilsons Promontory National Park in our monthly data.

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