Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Ningaloo Marine Park
9 Verified records at Ningaloo Marine Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Frogmouth sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
2 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
3 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
4 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
5 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
6 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
8 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
10 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
11 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
12 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
13 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
14 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
15 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
16 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
17 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
18 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tawny Frogmouth in Ningaloo Marine Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny Frogmouth sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tawny Frogmouth in Ningaloo Marine Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Tawny Frogmouth in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.

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