Blue-billed Duck

Blue-billed Duck

Oxyura australis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Blue Mountains National Park
322 Verified records at Blue Mountains National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-billed Duck sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 322 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
2 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
3 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
4 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-billed Duck in Blue Mountains National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-billed Duck sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 322 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-billed Duck in Blue Mountains National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Blue-billed Duck in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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