Where to See Yellowhead in Fiordland National Park

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Yellowhead sightings in Fiordland

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Where Yellowhead has been reported, from 30 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM5% of the busiest hour5 AM21% of the busiest hour6 AM47% of the busiest hour7 AM79% of the busiest hour8 AM95% of the busiest hour9 AMBusiest hour10 AM95% of the busiest hour11 AM84% of the busiest hourNoon74% of the busiest hour1 PM58% of the busiest hour2 PM68% of the busiest hour3 PM84% of the busiest hour4 PM95% of the busiest hour5 PM89% of the busiest hour6 PM63% of the busiest hour7 PM32% of the busiest hour8 PM13% of the busiest hour9 PM5% of the busiest hour10 PM2% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Yellowhead is most seen 8–11 AM and 4–6 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Yellowhead sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	0%
4 AM	5%
5 AM	21%
6 AM	47%
7 AM	79%
8 AM	95%
9 AM	100%
10 AM	95%
11 AM	84%
Noon	74%
1 PM	58%
2 PM	68%
3 PM	84%
4 PM	95%
5 PM	89%
6 PM	63%
7 PM	32%
8 PM	13%
9 PM	5%
10 PM	2%
11 PM	0%

Audio tour

Hear about Yellowhead on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Fiordland, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Fiordland Tour Guide

Mōhua of the Eglinton: The Yellowhead’s Comeback

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“This part of the Eglinton Valley is one of the South Island's last strongholds for the mōhua, or yellowhead.”

Plays as you drive near Cascade Creek Campsite in Parkwolf’s Fiordland Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Fiordland spots that mention Yellowhead

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Yellowhead. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

Scenic pulloutEglinton Valley LookoutRoadside panorama of golden tussock plains and steep Fiordland peaks

SightChalky Inlet / TaiariA remote, wildlife-rich fiord best seen by boat or scenic flight

SightAnchor IslandPredator free wildlife haven in remote Dusky Sound

SightLake RoeRemote alpine lake ringed by tarns on the Dusky Track

Trails

EasyCascade Creek Nature Walk1.4 km · 45 minShort beech-forest loop with easy Lake Gunn and mountain peeks

EasyLake Gunn Nature Walk1.4 km · 45 minEasy beech-forest loop from Cascade Creek to Lake Gunn EasyEglinton Nature Walk1.4 km · 45 minFlat, easy red-beech forest loop with Lake Gunn and mountain views.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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16 sighting mapsfor Fiordland, on the same park map as your route
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Wildlife

More wildlife in Fiordland

All 16 sighting maps

1,181 sightingsKeaNestor notabilisMost seen 9 AM–1 PM & 2–6 PMSighting map

199 sightingsFiordland PenguinEudyptes pachyrhynchusMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

228 sightingsBlue DuckHymenolaimus malacorhynchosMost seen 7–9 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map

32 sightingsBottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatusMost seen 8 AM–12 PM & 3–7 PMSighting map

247 sightingsNew Zealand Fur SealArctocephalus forsteriMost seen 5–8 PMSighting map

58 sightingsKākāNestor meridionalisMost seen 7 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

495 sightingsWekaGallirallus australisMost seen 8 AM–4 PMSighting map

166 sightingsRockwrenXenicus gilviventrisMost seen 8 AM–6 PMSighting map

Where to see Yellowhead in Fiordland