Where to see
Haematopus fuliginosus
Freycinet National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Sooty Oystercatcher during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Flinders Chase | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Freycinet National Park
In Freycinet National Park, Australia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty Oystercatcher sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Wilsons Promontory National Park and more
After Freycinet National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Sooty Oystercatcher are in Wilsons Promontory National Park (Australia, about 40%), Flinders Chase (Australia, about 20%) and Maria Island National Park (Australia, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May and October–November in Freycinet National Park (about 50%), June and October in Wilsons Promontory National Park (about 60%) and September in Flinders Chase (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Sooty Oystercatcher on a given day. Each park's Sooty Oystercatcher page has the full month-by-month chart.
