Where to see
Heteronympha merope
Maria Island National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Brown during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Maria Island National Park
In Maria Island National Park, Australia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Common Brown sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Wilsons Promontory National Park and more
After Maria Island National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Brown are in Wilsons Promontory National Park (Australia, about 40%), Grampians National Park (Australia, about 40%) and Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January in Maria Island National Park (about 70%), January in Wilsons Promontory National Park (about 70%) and December in Grampians National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Brown on a given day. Each park's Common Brown page has the full month-by-month chart.
