Where to see
Vombatus ursinus
Maria Island National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Wombat during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Maria Island National Park
In Maria Island National Park, Australia, over 90% of wildlife watchers report a Common Wombat sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park and more
After Maria Island National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Wombat are in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park (Australia, over 90%), Wilsons Promontory National Park (Australia, about 90%) and Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September to July in Maria Island National Park (over 90%), March–April and June–November in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park (over 90%) and May to December in Wilsons Promontory National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Wombat on a given day. Each park's Common Wombat page has the full month-by-month chart.
