Where to see
Egretta novaehollandiae
Abel Tasman National Park leads · 16 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White-faced Heron during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abel Tasman National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 15 | Egmont National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 16 | Flinders Chase | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Abel Tasman National Park
In Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-faced Heron sighting on a given day, the highest of the 16 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Maria Island National Park and more
After Abel Tasman National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a White-faced Heron are in Maria Island National Park (Australia, about 40%), Cape Range (Australia, about 40%) and Wilsons Promontory National Park (Australia, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and March–July in Abel Tasman National Park (about 50%), February and June in Maria Island National Park (about 60%) and March, May and August in Cape Range (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White-faced Heron on a given day. Each park's White-faced Heron page has the full month-by-month chart.
