Australian Kestrel

Where to see

Australian Kestrel

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Ningaloo Marine Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Australian Kestrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~60%
2 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia
~50%
3 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~50%
4 Rottnest Island 🇦🇺 Australia
~50%
5 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%
6 Flinders Chase 🇦🇺 Australia
~30%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an Australian Kestrel?

Ningaloo Marine Park

In Ningaloo Marine Park, Australia, about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Kestrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see an Australian Kestrel?

Cape Range and more

After Ningaloo Marine Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Australian Kestrel are in Cape Range (Australia, about 50%), Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia, about 50%) and Rottnest Island (Australia, about 50%).

When is the best time to see an Australian Kestrel?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are May in Ningaloo Marine Park (about 80%), May and September in Cape Range (about 70%) and May in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Australian Kestrel on a given day. Each park's Australian Kestrel page has the full month-by-month chart.