All 5 in 3 days here: ~10%
Noosa National Park
🇦🇺 Australia
Oceania, Australia 744 spp. recorded
Noosa National Park sits on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia, where temperate forest clings to sandstone cliffs and sandy beaches. The park’s mix of coastal heath, eucalypt woodland and rainforest gullies creates a mosaic that feels different from the surrounding hinterland.
-26.388° S 153.105° E
🦜 Nature
256 Species sighted
11,794 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Sep Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
🌙 Most active after dark
+ 593 more species with insufficient data
Challenges you can complete here
All 4 in 3 days here: <5%
Recent sightings in Noosa National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
28Jan
28Feb
29Mar
28Apr
29May
30Jun
27Jul
27Aug
34Sep
27Oct
27Nov
25Dec
Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Coastal track (carpark to Tea Tree Bay)
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Milpera Retreat trail
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Entrance
Free
Tourism
Medium
Typical stay
1
dayTrails
Moderate
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Good
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
ExcellentHow rich is the wildlife?
5.0
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 451
🐒 Mammals 120
🦎 Reptiles 134
🐸 Amphibians 39
744 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
45 Threatened 302 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
GoodHow likely to see animals?
2.9
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
57% 📊
Coverage (158 species at ≥5% of 744 in the inventory)
21% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (11 bird, 1 reptile)
20% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
86 🌟
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%)
15 🏕️
Experience
Very goodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.9
Climate Pleasant High
Entrance Free High
Tourism High Low
Trails Moderate Medium
World Heritage No —
What visitors say
We were so lucky that our car has extra brights on, so we could see the kangaroo that jumped straight over the road in front of us.
As we made our way up Noosa National Park coastal walk from Noosa Beach, we heard something in the dark underbrush next to us and saw this large foot-long skink.
We didn't see any koala milling about, although they are supposed to be around.
Of course, we stopped and watched them for a while until the whales dived down.
Before you go
What animals can you see in Noosa National Park?
744 species
Noosa National Park has 744 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Torresian Crow (about 80%), Coconut Lorikeet (about 70%), Australian Brush-turkey (about 60%), Noisy Miner (about 60%) and Noisy Friarbird (about 60%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Common Ringtail Possum (about 30%); among reptiles, Lace Monitor (about 50%); among amphibians, Eastern Cane Toad (about 30%).
When is the best time to visit Noosa National Park for wildlife?
January, March, May–July and September–November
In those months the park's 12 most-seen species average about 60% on a given day, against about 50% in February, April, August and December.
Can you see an Australian Brush-turkey in Noosa National Park?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report an Australian Brush-turkey sighting in Noosa National Park on a given day, based on 578 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is September (about 80%).
Can you see a Lace Monitor in Noosa National Park?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Lace Monitor sighting in Noosa National Park on a given day, based on 89 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is November and December (about 80%).
Where in Noosa National Park is wildlife easiest to see?
Around Coastal track (carpark to Tea Tree Bay)
The richest sighting zone is around Coastal track (carpark to Tea Tree Bay), followed by Milpera Retreat trail, ranked by how many of the park's headline animals visitors can expect to see in each. See the zones on the map.
Is Noosa National Park good for wildlife watching?
3.5 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Noosa National Park rates 3.5/5: 180th of 316 parks worldwide and 13th in Oceania. 21 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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