Lorentz National Park

🇮🇩 Indonesia

🐦 Lorentz's Whistler Echoes Through Rainforest
🌍 #222 Global · 3.4 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ #12 in Southeast Asia #99 in Tropical Forest
Southeast Asia, Indonesia 980 spp. recorded

Lorentz National Park is a massive protected tropical rainforest spanning lowland swamps and high mountain peaks in Indonesian Papua. Dense vegetation covers the rugged jungle terrain, where muddy forest tracks wind through thick canopies and fern-choked valleys.

-4.573° S   137.609° E

Wildlife

SIGHTING PROBABILITY Share of citizen-science records from the park that report this species
<5%
Rare5–20%
With luck20–40%
Possible40–70%
Likely>70%
Very likely
ACTIVITY PATTERN
☀️ Diurnal 🌙 Nocturnal 🌅 Crepuscular ☀️🌙 Day & Night

⭐ Iconic Species

Lorentz's Whistler ★
LC

Lorentz's Whistler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Pachycephala lorentzi

60–70% · Likely
Splendid Astrapia ★
LC

Splendid Astrapia

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Astrapia splendidissima

40–50% · Likely
Pig-nosed Turtle ★
EN

Pig-nosed Turtle

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Carettochelys insculpta

Insufficient data
Common Spotted Cuscus ★
LC

Common Spotted Cuscus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Spilocuscus maculatus

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Red-capped Flowerpecker
LC

Red-capped Flowerpecker

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Dicaeum geelvinkianum

70–80% · Very likely
Smoky Honeyeater
LC

Smoky Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melipotes fumigatus

70–80% · Very likely
Friendly Fantail
LC

Friendly Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura albolimbata

70–80% · Very likely
Glossy Swiftlet
LC

Glossy Swiftlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Collocalia esculenta

60–70% · Likely
Belford's Melidectes
LC

Belford's Melidectes

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melidectes belfordi

60–70% · Likely
Blue-grey-throated Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Blue-grey-throated Rainbow Skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Carlia caesius

60–70% · Likely
Red-collared Myzomela
LC

Red-collared Myzomela

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myzomela rosenbergii

60–70% · Likely
Black-backed Honeyeater
LC

Black-backed Honeyeater

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Ptiloprora perstriata

60–70% · Likely
Brown-breasted Gerygone
LC

Brown-breasted Gerygone

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gerygone ruficollis

60–70% · Likely
Mountain Swiftlet
LC

Mountain Swiftlet

Bird

Aerodramus hirundinaceus

50–60% · Likely
Pacific Bluetail Skink
LC

Pacific Bluetail Skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Emoia caeruleocauda

50–60% · Likely
Baliem Whistler

Baliem Whistler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pachycephala balim

40–50% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Common Spotted Cuscus ★
LC

Common Spotted Cuscus

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Spilocuscus maculatus

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Speckled Dasyure

Speckled Dasyure

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Neophascogale lorentzi

Insufficient data
Geoffroy's Rousette
LC

Geoffroy's Rousette

Mammal

Rousettus amplexicaudatus

Insufficient data
Wild Boar
LC Endemic

Wild Boar

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sus scrofa

Insufficient data
🐒 No photo available
VU Endemic

Glacier Rat

Mammal

Rattus richardsoni

Insufficient data

⭐ Iconic Species

Lorentz's Whistler ★
LC

Lorentz's Whistler

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Pachycephala lorentzi

60–70% · Likely
Splendid Astrapia ★
LC

Splendid Astrapia

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Astrapia splendidissima

40–50% · Likely

📊 Most Spotted

Red-capped Flowerpecker
LC

Red-capped Flowerpecker

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Dicaeum geelvinkianum

70–80% · Very likely
Smoky Honeyeater
LC

Smoky Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melipotes fumigatus

70–80% · Very likely
Friendly Fantail
LC

Friendly Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura albolimbata

70–80% · Very likely
Glossy Swiftlet
LC

Glossy Swiftlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Collocalia esculenta

60–70% · Likely
Belford's Melidectes
LC

Belford's Melidectes

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melidectes belfordi

60–70% · Likely
Red-collared Myzomela
LC

Red-collared Myzomela

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myzomela rosenbergii

60–70% · Likely
Black-backed Honeyeater
LC

Black-backed Honeyeater

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Ptiloprora perstriata

60–70% · Likely
Brown-breasted Gerygone
LC

Brown-breasted Gerygone

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gerygone ruficollis

60–70% · Likely
Mountain Swiftlet
LC

Mountain Swiftlet

Bird

Aerodramus hirundinaceus

50–60% · Likely
Baliem Whistler

Baliem Whistler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pachycephala balim

40–50% · Likely
Black-breasted Munia
LC Endemic

Black-breasted Munia

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Lonchura teerinki

40–50% · Likely
Ornate Melidectes
LC

Ornate Melidectes

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melidectes torquatus

40–50% · Likely

⭐ Iconic Species

Pig-nosed Turtle ★
EN

Pig-nosed Turtle

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Carettochelys insculpta

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Blue-grey-throated Rainbow Skink
LC Endemic

Blue-grey-throated Rainbow Skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Carlia caesius

60–70% · Likely
Pacific Bluetail Skink
LC

Pacific Bluetail Skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Emoia caeruleocauda

50–60% · Likely
Flat-tailed House Gecko
LC

Flat-tailed House Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Hemidactylus platyurus

40–50% · Likely
New Guinea Death Adder
LC

New Guinea Death Adder

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Acanthophis laevis

30–40% · Possible
Common House Gecko
LC Endemic

Common House Gecko

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Hemidactylus frenatus

30–40% · Possible
Shrub Whiptail-skink
LC

Shrub Whiptail-skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Emoia longicauda

30–40% · Possible
Many-lined Sun-skink
LC

Many-lined Sun-skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Eutropis multifasciata

30–40% · Possible
Indonesian Forest Dragon
LC

Indonesian Forest Dragon

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Lophosaurus dilophus

Insufficient data
Meyer's Emo Skink
LC

Meyer's Emo Skink

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Emoia kordoana

Insufficient data
Bar-lipped Sheen-skink
LC

Bar-lipped Sheen-skink

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Eugongylus rufescens

Insufficient data
Müller’s Crown Snake
LC

Müller’s Crown Snake

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Aspidomorphus muelleri

Insufficient data
🦎 No photo available
LC Endemic

Prehensile Green Tree Skink

Reptile

Prasinohaema prehensicauda

Insufficient data

📊 Most Spotted

Common Indian Toad
LC

Common Indian Toad

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

30–40% · Possible
White-lipped Treefrog

White-lipped Treefrog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Nyctimystes infrafrenatus

30–40% · Possible
Papua Wrinkled Ground Frog
LC

Papua Wrinkled Ground Frog

Amphibian

Cornufer papuensis

Insufficient data
Alpine Cricket Frog
LC

Alpine Cricket Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Fejervarya limnocharis

Insufficient data
🐸 No photo available

Callulops kampeni

Amphibian

Callulops kampeni

Insufficient data

Animal Events

🐦

Highland Honeyeater Breeding and Territorial Display

Oct

With the arrival of October, the Smoky Honeyeater engages in intensive territorial singing and courtship displays across the damp montane scrublands, establishing breeding pairs before the heavier seasonal rains.

Smoky Honeyeater
LC

Smoky Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melipotes fumigatus

70–80% · Very likely
🐦

Alpine Swiftlet Aerial Foraging Congregations

AugOct

During the drier months of August and October, Glossy Swiftlets congregate in large, whirling flocks above the forest canopy and rocky cliffs to exploit high densities of flying insects stirred up by thermal air currents.

Glossy Swiftlet
LC

Glossy Swiftlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Collocalia esculenta

60–70% · Likely
🦎

Lowland River Turtle Nesting Season

NovApr

As river water levels recede during the seasonal transition, Pig-nosed Turtles haul themselves onto exposed sandy riverbanks to excavate nests and lay eggs in the warm alluvial soils.

Pig-nosed Turtle
EN

Pig-nosed Turtle

🌅 Crepuscular Reptile

Carettochelys insculpta

Insufficient data

Sighting Calendar

Chance of spotting each species, month by month

Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Species Total
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
40–50
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
Lorentz's Whistler
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
50–60
60–70
60–70
50–60
70–80
60–70
60–70
Splendid Astrapia
40–50
40–50
40–50
40–50
40–50
20–30
50–60
60–70
40–50
30–40
40–50
40–50
Pig-nosed Turtle
10–20
5–10
10–20
60–70
10–20
10–20
10–20
5–10
5–10
5–10
50–60
10–20
Common Spotted Cuscus
5–10
30–40
5–10
10–20
5–10
5–10
5–10
5–10
5–10
5–10
30–40
5–10
Red-capped Flowerpecker
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
80–90
80–90
70–80
60–70
70–80
70–80
70–80
Smoky Honeyeater
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
60–70
60–70
80–90
60–70
80–90
70–80
70–80
Friendly Fantail
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
70–80
60–70
60–70
80–90
60–70
70–80
70–80
70–80
Glossy Swiftlet
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
40–50
60–70
70–80
50–60
80–90
60–70
60–70
Belford's Melidectes
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
50–60
50–60
70–80
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
Blue-grey-throated Rainbow Skink
50–60
80–90
60–70
70–80
60–70
60–70
30–40
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
50–60
Red-collared Myzomela
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
50–60
70–80
70–80
50–60
60–70
60–70
60–70
Black-backed Honeyeater
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
50–60
50–60
70–80
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
Brown-breasted Gerygone
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
60–70
80–90
60–70
60–70
50–60
40–50
60–70
60–70
Mountain Swiftlet
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
50–60
30–40
70–80
70–80
60–70
30–40
50–60
50–60
Pacific Bluetail Skink
70–80
60–70
50–60
40–50
40–50
30–40
50–60
20–30
20–30
50–60
30–40
60–70
Baliem Whistler
40–50
40–50
40–50
40–50
40–50
40–50
50–60
50–60
40–50
20–30
40–50
40–50
Animal Events
🐦 Highland Honeyeater Breeding and Territorial Display
🐦 Alpine Swiftlet Aerial Foraging Congregations
🦎 Lowland River Turtle Nesting Season
0.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★ Good
🐦 Lorentz's Whistler Echoes Through Rainforest

Where Wildlife Score

How good is this park for seeing wildlife?
🦜

Biodiversity

Very good

How rich is the wildlife?

4.3 Global avg
4.2 ★★★★★ ★★★★★
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds
602
🐒 Mammals
166
🦎 Reptiles
147
🐸 Amphibians
65
980 Total Species
850 Global average across 296 parks
34 Threatened 51 Endemic
🔭

Sighting

Good

How likely to see animals?

3.6 Global avg
3.0 ★★★★★ ★★★★★
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
62% Global avg
65%
📊
Coverage (151 species at ≥5% of 980 in the inventory)
24% Global avg
15%
🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (10 bird, 2 reptile)
46% Global avg
37%
🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
134 Global avg
105
🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
15 Global avg
9
⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
27 Global avg
19

Quick answers

What animals can you see in Lorentz National Park?

The most likely sightings are Red-capped Flowerpecker (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), Smoky Honeyeater (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), Friendly Fantail (seen by 70–80% of wildlife watchers), Glossy Swiftlet (seen by 60–70% of wildlife watchers), Belford's Melidectes (seen by 60–70% of wildlife watchers) — among 980 recorded vertebrate species, based on citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to visit Lorentz National Park for wildlife?

August has the highest combined sighting rate for the park's top species in our month-by-month GBIF data. The full sighting calendar on this page shows each species' best months.

Can you see Lorentz's Whistler in Lorentz National Park?

Yes — about 63% of wildlife watchers report a Lorentz's Whistler sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Splendid Astrapia in Lorentz National Park?

Yes — about 47% of wildlife watchers report a Splendid Astrapia sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 48 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Pig-nosed Turtle in Lorentz National Park?

Yes — about 25% of wildlife watchers report a Pig-nosed Turtle sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 4 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Can you see Common Spotted Cuscus in Lorentz National Park?

Yes — about 16% of wildlife watchers report a Common Spotted Cuscus sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 2 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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