Where to see
Anthornis melanura
Arthur's Pass National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a New Zealand Bellbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur's Pass National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 5 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Arthur's Pass National Park
In Arthur's Pass National Park, New Zealand, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a New Zealand Bellbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Rakiura National Park and more
After Arthur's Pass National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a New Zealand Bellbird are in Rakiura National Park (New Zealand, about 80%), Abel Tasman National Park (New Zealand, about 70%) and Fiordland National Park (New Zealand, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March, June and December in Arthur's Pass National Park (over 90%), April in Rakiura National Park (about 90%) and April in Abel Tasman National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a New Zealand Bellbird on a given day. Each park's New Zealand Bellbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
