Wildlife of Wilsons Promontory National Park
national park · Australia
Wilsons Promontory National Park is a national park in Australia covering about 480 km². Our database links 51 mammals and 211 birds species to it.
What wildlife can you see at Wilsons Promontory National Park?
At least 51 mammal and 211 bird species are recorded at Wilsons Promontory National Park (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Common Wombat, Emu, Eastern Gray Kangaroo, Short-beaked Echidna and White-bellied Sea-Eagle.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Swamp Wallaby 1,701 rec.
- Hog Deer 1,292 rec.
- Australian Bush Rat 1,264 rec.
- Common Wombat 1,255 rec.
- House Mouse 492 rec.
- Red Fox 342 rec.
- New Holland Mouse 324 rec.
- White-footed Dunnart 273 rec.
- Australian Swamp Rat 230 rec.
- European Rabbit 227 rec.
- Agile Antechinus 192 rec.
- Short-beaked Echidna 169 rec.
- Long-nosed Bandicoot 168 rec.
- Eastern Gray Kangaroo 152 rec.
- Swamp Antechinus 147 rec.
- Domestic Cat 141 rec.
- Long-nosed Potoroo 139 rec.
- Southern Brown Bandicoot 137 rec.
- Eastern Pygmy Possum 108 rec.
- Western Red Deer 83 rec.
31 more mammals on the full list.
Birds most often recorded
- White-browed Scrubwren 2,334 rec.
- Brown Thornbill 2,222 rec.
- Superb Fairywren 2,216 rec.
- Crimson Rosella 2,065 rec.
- Gray Shrikethrush 1,938 rec.
- Red Wattlebird 1,810 rec.
- Gray Fantail 1,758 rec.
- Pacific Gull 1,751 rec.
- Australian Magpie 1,678 rec.
- Eastern Yellow Robin 1,611 rec.
- Silver Gull 1,604 rec.
- Crescent Honeyeater 1,497 rec.
- Eastern Spinebill 1,437 rec.
- Silvereye 1,397 rec.
- Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo 1,268 rec.
- Gray Currawong 1,140 rec.
- Forest Raven 1,006 rec.
- Laughing Kookaburra 947 rec.
- Sooty Oystercatcher 884 rec.
- Eastern Whipbird 869 rec.
- Galah 822 rec.
- Gray Butcherbird 808 rec.
- Emu 789 rec.
- White-throated Treecreeper 757 rec.
- Little Wattlebird 748 rec.
- Hooded Plover 743 rec.
- New Holland Honeyeater 721 rec.
- Maned Duck 716 rec.
- Olive Whistler 713 rec.
- Gang-gang Cockatoo 667 rec.
181 more birds on the full list.
Nearby wildlife sites
- Southern Wilsons Promontory Remote and Natural Area 5 km · 221 species
- Vereker Creek Reference Area 5 km · 204 species
- Wilsons Promontory Marine Park 10 km · 210 species
- Wilsons Promontory Wilderness Zone 12 km · 250 species
- Wilsons Promontory Islands Remote and Natural Area 12 km · 67 species
- Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park 18 km · 194 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Wilsons Promontory National Park in our Australia guide.
GBIF download for Australia: doi:10.15468/dl.6qht72.
Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.