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