Northiella haematogaster
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The eastern bluebonnet (Northiella haematogaster), also known as the greater bluebonnet, is an Australian parrot, one of two species in the genus Northiella. It was originally included in the genus Psephotus but due to distinctive physical and behavioural differences was reclassified into its own genus in 1994 by ornithologists and taxonomists Christidis and Boles. The bluebonnet is a medium-sized inland parrot commonly found in the interior of southeastern and central-southern Australia. It is adapted to life in semi-arid regions but can also flourish in regions of medium rainfall towards the eastern and southern extremities of its range.
Once included in the genus Psephotus the eastern bluebonnet has been placed in its own genus due to its significant physical and behavioural differences form other members of Psephotus. Throughout its range three distinctive subspecies are recognized:
Northiella haematogaster haematorrhous – commonly known as the red-vented bluebonnet is found in the northeast of the species range. Northiella haematogaster haematogaster – commonly known as the yellow-vented bluebonnet is found in the central north of the species range between N. h... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyabram Fauna Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Paphos Zoo | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | |
| 3 | Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Bluebonnet sighting in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park on a given day, based on 221 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 66th most-seen of the 170 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March, June–August and October–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Bluebonnet in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April–May, September and December, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Greater Bluebonnet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, in our data
Hattah-Kulkyne National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Greater Bluebonnet sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Greater Bluebonnet that you can see in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Galah (about 70%), Australian Ringneck (about 70%) and Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Greater Bluebonnet is recorded against all the birds logged in Hattah-Kulkyne National Park (221 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.
