Where to see
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Lamington National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Satin Bowerbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Lamington National Park
In Lamington National Park, Australia, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Satin Bowerbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Blue Mountains National Park and more
After Lamington National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Satin Bowerbird are in Blue Mountains National Park (Australia, about 50%), Royal National Park (Australia, about 40%) and Booderee National Park (Australia, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November in Lamington National Park (about 90%), September and November–December in Blue Mountains National Park (about 60%) and October in Royal National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Satin Bowerbird on a given day. Each park's Satin Bowerbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
