Where to see
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Rakiura National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a New Zealand Pigeon during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 4 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Rakiura National Park
In Rakiura National Park, New Zealand, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a New Zealand Pigeon sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Egmont National Park and more
After Rakiura National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a New Zealand Pigeon are in Egmont National Park (New Zealand, about 50%), Abel Tasman National Park (New Zealand, about 40%) and Fiordland National Park (New Zealand, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January to March in Rakiura National Park (about 80%), January and June in Egmont National Park (about 60%) and October in Abel Tasman National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a New Zealand Pigeon on a given day. Each park's New Zealand Pigeon page has the full month-by-month chart.
