Pyrrholaemus brunneus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The redthroat (Pyrrholaemus brunneus) is a small, mostly ground-dwelling species of bird in the family Acanthizidae. It is endemic to Australia, occurring mostly in arid and semi-arid areas containing acacia and chenopod shrublands. The species has a distinctive red throat patch and is able to mimic the calls of numerous other bird species.
The first formal description of the redthroat was by the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould in 1841 under the present binomial name Pyrrholaemus brunneus. The name of the genus Pyrrholaemus is from classical Greek pyrrhos meaning 'flame-coloured' or 'red' and laimos for 'throat'. The specific epithet brunneus is modern Latin for 'brown'. The redthroat is a small passerine bird within the family Acanthizidae, also known as the Australasian warblers. The Acanthizidae were once regarded as a subfamily within the family Pardalotidae; although current revisions place the Acanthizidae in their own family, sister to the Pardalotidae. The species most closely related to the redthroat are the speckled warbler (Chthonicola sagittata), which was previously classified in the same genus as the redthroat (Pyrrholaemus), and the pilotbird... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Redthroat sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 84 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Redthroat in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May, July and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Redthroat sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Redthroat sightings, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Flinders Ranges National Park (Australia, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Redthroat is recorded against all the birds logged in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (26 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.
