Tasmanian Nativehen

Tasmanian Nativehen

Gallinula mortierii

40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
115 Verified records at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Tasmanian nativehen (Tribonyx mortierii) (alternative spellings: Tasmanian native-hen or Tasmanian native hen), also known by its palawa kani name piyura, is a flightless rail and one of twelve species of birds endemic to Australia's island state of Tasmania. Although many flightless birds have a history of extinction at the hands of humans, the species has actually benefited from the introduction of European-style agricultural practices in Tasmania. Its success may also be attributed to the recent extinction of its main predator, the thylacine. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Tasmanian Nativehen sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, based on 115 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park

Eurasian Coot
LC

Eurasian Coot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fulica atra

Insufficient data
Lewin's Rail
LC

Lewin's Rail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lewinia pectoralis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
80–90%
2 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
3 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tasmanian Nativehen in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

About 48% of wildlife watchers report a Tasmanian Nativehen sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, based on 115 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tasmanian Nativehen in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Tasmanian Nativehen in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in our monthly data.

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