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Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

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

The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black sea turtle, and Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus Chelonia. Its range extends throughout tropical and subtropical seas around the world, with two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but it is also found in the Indian Ocean. The common name refers to the usually green fat found beneath its carapace, due to its diet strictly being seagrass, not to the color of its carapace, which is olive to black. The dorsoventrally flattened body of C. mydas is covered by a large, teardrop-shaped carapace; it has a pair of large, paddle-like flippers. It is usually lightly colored, although in the eastern Pacific populations, parts of the carapace can be almost black. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Turtle sighting in Noosa National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Noosa National Park

Loggerhead Sea Turtle
VU

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Caretta caretta

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
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 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
70–80%
2 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
60–70%
3 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
50–60%
4 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
40–50%
5 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
6 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
7 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
8 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
9 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
10 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
11 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
12 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
13 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
14 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
15 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
16 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
17 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
18 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
19 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
20 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
22 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
23 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
Insufficient data
25 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
26 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
27 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
28 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
29 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
30 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
31 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
32 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
33 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
34 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
35 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
36 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
37 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
38 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
39 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
40 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
41 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
42 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green Turtle in Noosa National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Green Turtle sighting in Noosa National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green Turtle in Noosa National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Green Turtle in Noosa National Park in our monthly data.

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