All 5 in 3 days here: ~60%
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
🇦🇺 Australia
Oceania, Australia 291 spp. recorded
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is a rugged alpine reserve in the central highlands of Tasmania, featuring glacial lakes, buttongrass moorlands, and ancient temperate rainforests. Trails wind through deep valleys and past jagged dolerite peaks, marking one of the island's most celebrated wilderness areas.
-41.885° S 145.952° E
🦜 Nature
119 Species sighted
10,136 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Jan Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
+ 221 more species with insufficient data
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Recent sightings in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
27Jan
27Feb
25Mar
23Apr
20May
20Jun
15Jul
19Aug
21Sep
22Oct
26Nov
25Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Enchanted Walk
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Common Wombat>90%≈
Red-bellied Pademelon~90%+10%
Red-necked Wallaby~90%+10%
Short-beaked Echidna~80%≈
Common Brushtail~70%+10%
Black Currawong~70%-20%
Metallic Coolskink~70%-10%
Eastern Tiger Snake~60%+10%
Duck-billed Platypus~50%+10%
Tasmanian Tree Skink~40%+10%
Tasmanian Devil~40%+10%
Tasmanian Scrubwren~40%-40%
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Lake St Clair Visitor Centre
Daily sight. prob.vs avg- Short-beaked Echidna>90%+10%
- Red-necked Wallaby~80%-10%
- Common Brushtail~80%+10%
Ocellated Coolskink~80%+30%- Black Currawong~70%-30%
- Eastern Tiger Snake~60%+10%
- Red-bellied Pademelon~60%-20%
- Metallic Coolskink~60%-20%
Yellow Wattlebird~60%-10%
Common Ringtail Possum~60%+30%- Tasmanian Tree Skink~60%+20%
Yellow-throated Honeyeater~50%-20%
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The Overland Track · New Pelion Hut
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Ronny Creek
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Good
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
GoodHow rich is the wildlife?
3.0
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 215
🐒 Mammals 43
🦎 Reptiles 24
🐸 Amphibians 9
291 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
27 Threatened 130 Endemic
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Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
3.4
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
80% 📊
Coverage (69 species at ≥5% of 291 in the inventory)
24% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (7 bird, 4 mammal, 1 reptile)
72% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
43 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
8 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
22 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
2.8
Climate Harsh Low
Entrance Paid Low
Tourism High Low
Trails Hard Low
World Heritage Yes Bonus
What visitors say
After checking in at the caravan park where we spotted our first wombat, dashing across the track, we went to explore the surroundings, doing some of the shorter walks around the interpretation center and got rewarded big time!
In the rainforest, spotted-tail quolls darted through the underbrush, and in the open grasslands, we saw grazing wombats—and even Tasmanian devils, who don't mess around.
We saw our first of many “Pademelons” on the edge of the trail.
I had seen a platypus already, I was hoping Mo would be able to see one as well.
Before you go
What animals can you see in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?
291 species
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park has 291 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Black Currawong (over 90%), Common Wombat (over 90%), Red-bellied Pademelon (about 90%), Red-necked Wallaby (about 80%) and Short-beaked Echidna (about 80%). Among reptiles, the most-seen is Metallic Coolskink (about 80%); among amphibians, Tasmanian Froglet (about 20%).
When is the best time to visit Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park for wildlife?
November
In that month the park's 12 most-seen species average about 90% on a given day, against about 60% in July and August.
Can you see a Common Wombat in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?
Yes
Over 90% of wildlife watchers report a Common Wombat sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park on a given day, based on 717 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March–April and June–November (over 90%).
Can you see a Red-necked Wallaby in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Red-necked Wallaby sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park on a given day, based on 281 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March, June and August–November (about 90%).
Can you see a Red-bellied Pademelon in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?
Yes
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Red-bellied Pademelon sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park on a given day, based on 283 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is February–March, May–October and December (about 90%).
Where in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Enchanted Walk
The richest sighting zone is around Enchanted Walk, followed by Lake St Clair Visitor Centre and The Overland Track · New Pelion Hut, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park good for wildlife watching?
3.3 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park rates 3.3/5: 242nd of 316 parks worldwide and 21st in Oceania. 26 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
