The City Nature Challenge results are in
Sunshine Coast locals recorded over 1,500 observations and 829 species during the challenge, showcasing rich biodiversity and community passion despite wet weather.
During the 2026 City Nature Challenge, 127 people across the Sunshine Coast made 1,503 observations and recorded 829 species
The City Nature Challenge is a 4-day bioblitz (24-27 April) where communities across the world head out to record the wild plants and animals in their neighbourhoods.
On the Sunshine Coast 127 people braved the wet weather to snap photos of all the plants, animals and fungi they could find.
Key findings
- Silky Purple Flag by @Patrix1
- Yellow-stemmed Micropore by Aalbert Rebergen
- Eastern Grey Kangaroo by @Lichenostomus
- Cosmoclostis aglaodesma by Nev Rowley
- Rufous Fantail by Tate Sorrensen-Bennett
- Southern Purple-spotted Gudgeon by Ollie Scully
- Grey-headed Flying fox by Aalbert Rebergen
- Great Barred Frog by @Swampys
- Pergid Sawflies (Family Pergidae) by @Laur_rax
These efforts contributed to a remarkable 3,001,825 global observations, made across 61 countries during the City Nature Challenge this year, putting the Sunshine Coast on the map!
The most observed species locally were the Australian Brush Turkey, Grey-headed Flying fox, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and the Stag Horn Fern.
If you want to dive in further and see the local results in more details, check out the iNaturalist project.
Thanks to everyone who participated!
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Started in 2016 as a competition between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the City Nature Challenge (CNC) has grown into an international event, motivating people around the world to find and document wildlife in their own cities.
Run by the Community Science teams at the California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM), the CNC is an annual four-day global bioblitz at the end of April, where cities collaborate to see what can be accomplished when we all work toward a common goal.
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