Challenge

Aussie Starter

Q: Where is the best place to see Aussie Starter?

Grampians National Park. In Grampians National Park, Australia, the chance of seeing all 4 (kangaroo, kookaburra, cockatoo and magpie) on the same day is about 30%, the highest of the 11 places where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 90%. Next come Great Otway National Park (about 10% a day), Kosciuszko National Park (about 10% a day) and Blue Mountains National Park (about 10% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of Aussie Starter is hardest to see?

Kookaburra. In Grampians National Park, the best place for Aussie Starter, about about 70% of wildlife watchers report the kookaburra on a given day, against about 80% for the kangaroo. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete Aussie Starter on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Aussie Starter three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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The checklist: 4 animals

LC Endemic

Macropus giganteus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Dacelo novaeguineae

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Cacatua galerita

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Gymnorhina tibicen

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Grampians National Park

~90%

Jan

~90%

Feb

~80%

Mar

~90%

Apr

~80%

May

~90%

Jun

~90%

Jul

~90%

Aug

~90%

Sep

~90%

Oct

~90%

Nov

~90%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 4 in 3 days
1	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 4	~90%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			>90%
	Laughing Kookaburra			>90%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			>90%
	Australian Magpie			>90%
2	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 4	~70%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~90%
	Laughing Kookaburra			~90%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			>90%
	Australian Magpie			>90%
3	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 4	~60%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			>90%
	Laughing Kookaburra			~90%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~70%
	Australian Magpie			>90%
4	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 4	~60%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~70%
	Laughing Kookaburra			~90%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			>90%
	Australian Magpie			~90%
5	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 4	~40%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~90%
	Laughing Kookaburra			~80%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~60%
	Australian Magpie			>90%
6	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 4	~20%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			>90%
	Laughing Kookaburra			~90%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~30%
	Australian Magpie			~70%
7	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 4	~10%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~30%
	Laughing Kookaburra			~50%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~60%
	Australian Magpie			~80%
8	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 4	<5%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~40%
	Laughing Kookaburra			~80%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~20%
	Australian Magpie			~90%
9	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 4	Missing: Cockatoo
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			>90%
	Laughing Kookaburra			>90%
	Australian Magpie			>90%
10	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo
	Laughing Kookaburra			>90%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			>90%
	Australian Magpie			~90%
11	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo
	Laughing Kookaburra			~90%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~80%
	Australian Magpie			~80%
12	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo
	Laughing Kookaburra			~70%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~90%
	Australian Magpie			>90%
13	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Cockatoo
	Laughing Kookaburra			~80%
	Australian Magpie			>90%
14	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Kookaburra
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~20%
	Australian Magpie			>90%
15	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Magpie
	Laughing Kookaburra			~60%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~90%
16	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Cockatoo
	Laughing Kookaburra			~80%
	Australian Magpie			~40%
17	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Magpie
	Laughing Kookaburra			~60%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~40%
18	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Magpie
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			>90%
19	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Magpie
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~90%
20	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Magpie
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~90%
21	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Cockatoo
	Australian Magpie			~90%
22	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Magpie
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~80%
23	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Cockatoo
	Australian Magpie			~70%
24	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Cockatoo
	Australian Magpie			~70%
25	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Cockatoo
	Australian Magpie			~60%
26	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Cockatoo
	Australian Magpie			~30%
27	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Cockatoo
	Australian Magpie			~20%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 4 in 3 days
1	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 4	~20%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~60%
	Laughing Kookaburra			~50%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~80%
	Australian Magpie			>90%
2	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 4	~20%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~20%
	Laughing Kookaburra			~90%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~90%
	Australian Magpie			>90%
3	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 4	~10%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~20%
	Laughing Kookaburra			~90%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~70%
	Australian Magpie			>90%
4	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo
	Laughing Kookaburra			~30%
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~80%
	Australian Magpie			~60%
5	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Cockatoo
	Laughing Kookaburra			~70%
	Australian Magpie			>90%
6	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Cockatoo
	Australian Magpie			~50%
7	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 4	Missing: Kangaroo, Kookaburra, Magpie
	Sulphur-crested Cockatoo			~30%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 4 in captivity
2	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	3 of 4 in captivity
3	Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 4 in captivity
4	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
5	East Coast Natureworld	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 4 in captivity
6	Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 4 in captivity
7	Singapore Zoo	🇸🇬 Singapore	3 of 4 in captivity
8	Trowunna Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 4 in captivity
9	Wing's Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 4 in captivity
10	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4 in captivity
11	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4 in captivity
12	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 4 in captivity
13	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4 in captivity
14	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4 in captivity
15	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 4 in captivity
16	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4 in captivity
17	Jihlava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 4 in captivity
18	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4 in captivity
19	Zoo de Maubeuge	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4 in captivity
20	Karagandy Zoo	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	2 of 4 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see Aussie Starter?

Grampians National Park

In Grampians National Park, Australia, the chance of seeing all 4 (kangaroo, kookaburra, cockatoo and magpie) on the same day is about 30%, the highest of the 11 places where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 90%. Next come Great Otway National Park (about 10% a day), Kosciuszko National Park (about 10% a day) and Blue Mountains National Park (about 10% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of Aussie Starter is hardest to see?

Kookaburra

In Grampians National Park, the best place for Aussie Starter, about about 70% of wildlife watchers report the kookaburra on a given day, against about 80% for the kangaroo. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Aussie Starter on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Aussie Starter three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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Aussie Starter

The checklist: 4 animals

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Laughing Kookaburra

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Australian Magpie

Where to go

Month by month at Grampians National Park

Month by month at Grampians National Park

Month by month at Grampians National Park

Month by month at Grampians National Park

Month by month at Grampians National Park

Month by month at Grampians National Park

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Aussie Starter?

Which of Aussie Starter is hardest to see?

How do you complete Aussie Starter on Wallace's Line?