Wallabia bicolor
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) is a small macropod marsupial of eastern Australia. This wallaby is also commonly known as the black wallaby, with other names including black-tailed wallaby, fern wallaby, black pademelon, stinker (in Queensland), and black stinker (in New South Wales) on account of its characteristic swampy odour.
The swamp wallaby is the only living member of the genus Wallabia. Historic names for the swamp wallaby include Aroe kangaroo. The swamp wallaby is known as banggarai in the Dharawal language. The swamp wallaby is found from the northernmost areas of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, down the entire east coast and around to western Victoria and south-eastern South Australia, where it has greatly expanded its distribution over the past four decades. Advances in rabbit control appear to have resulted in extension of the swamp wallaby's distribution, which has expanded since the time of European settlement.
It inhabits thick undergrowth in forests and woodlands, or shelters during the day in thick grass or ferns, emerging at night to feed. They have been found to inhabit diverse habitats such as open farmland... Wikipedia →
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Australia · 2026
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Wallaby sighting in Royal National Park on a given day, based on 47 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 15 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to August
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Swamp Wallaby in Royal National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April and September, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Swamp Wallaby sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Swamp Wallaby sightings, Royal National Park ranks 8th at about 30%. The best odds are in Wilsons Promontory National Park (Australia, about 80%), Grampians National Park (Australia, about 70%) and Booderee National Park (Australia, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same order: Diprotodontia
The closest relatives of the Swamp Wallaby that you can see in Royal National Park (order Diprotodontia, Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies) are Common Ringtail Possum (about 30%), Koala (about 20%) and Common Brushtail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Swamp Wallaby is recorded against all the mammals logged in Royal National Park (47 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.
