Acanthiza katherina
Silhouette: Matt Wilkins (photo by Patrick Kavanagh) · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The mountain thornbill (Acanthiza katherina) is a species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is tropical rainforest on the Atherton Tableland in north-east Queensland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Thornbill sighting in Daintree National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 151st most-seen of the 208 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Thornbill in Daintree National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mountain Thornbill sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Daintree National Park, in our data
Daintree National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Mountain Thornbill sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Acanthizidae
The closest relatives of the Mountain Thornbill that you can see in Daintree National Park (family Acanthizidae, Thornbills and Allies) are Large-billed Gerygone (about 50%), Fairy Gerygone (about 10%) and Large-billed Scrubwren (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Mountain Thornbill is recorded against all the birds logged in Daintree National Park (18 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
