Which is the best park to see a Black Flying-fox?
Cape Range
In Cape Range, Australia, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Black Flying-fox sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Where to see
Black Flying-fox
Pteropus alecto
Cape Range leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Parks Ranked
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black Flying-fox during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Before you go
Where else can you see a Black Flying-fox?
Litchfield National Park and more
After Cape Range, the next-best odds of seeing a Black Flying-fox are in Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 50%), Ningaloo Marine Park (Australia, about 40%) and Nitmiluk National Park (Australia, about 40%).
When is the best time to see a Black Flying-fox?
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and May in Cape Range (about 80%), October in Litchfield National Park (about 80%) and April–June and September in Ningaloo Marine Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black Flying-fox on a given day. Each park's Black Flying-fox page has the full month-by-month chart.
