Where to see
Porphyrio melanotus
Abel Tasman National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a South-west Pacific Swamphen during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Abel Tasman National Park
In Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a South-west Pacific Swamphen sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Egmont National Park and more
After Abel Tasman National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a South-west Pacific Swamphen are in Egmont National Park (New Zealand, about 40%), Royal National Park (Australia, about 30%) and Kakadu National Park (Australia, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March and September in Abel Tasman National Park (about 60%), April in Egmont National Park (about 50%) and October and November in Royal National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a South-west Pacific Swamphen on a given day. Each park's South-west Pacific Swamphen page has the full month-by-month chart.
