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Birds in Australia

Our list for Australia has 110 bird species recorded regularly there: 69 residents, 28 summer visitors, 3 winter visitors, 7 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors

The list comes from 37 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
110
In October
97
Common
19
Busiest month
Oct
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This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Australian MagpieAustralian Magpie2.48%
  2. Rainbow LorikeetRainbow Lorikeet1.69%
  3. Willie WagtailWillie Wagtail1.56%
  4. GalahGalah1.43%
  5. Red WattlebirdRed Wattlebird1.37%
  6. Laughing KookaburraLaughing Kookaburra1.13%

Arriving now

  1. Arctic JaegerArctic JaegerSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.00%
  2. Pomarine JaegerPomarine JaegerSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.00%
  3. Long-tailed JaegerLong-tailed JaegerSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.00%
  4. RuffRuffSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.00%
  5. Semipalmated PloverSemipalmated PloverSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.00%
  6. Lesser NoddyLesser NoddyPassage migrantSep 0.00% → Oct 0.00%

Share of all bird records in Australia in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Australia

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Australia

Records by month
Bird records in Australia by month, 2019–2024
January3,435,370
February2,431,893
March2,580,355
April2,784,739
May2,619,160
June2,568,167
July2,845,768
August3,120,231
September3,645,910
October4,349,541
November3,644,133
December3,234,872

October has the most records (4.3 million). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 25
All 25 families in Australia

How common

Places in Australia

All 110 birds, A to Z

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Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Australia?

110 species, each recorded regularly in Australia (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 69 residents, 28 summer visitors, 3 winter visitors, 7 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Australia, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Australia in October?

97 species on our list for Australia are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Willie Wagtail, Galah and Red Wattlebird.

What are the most common birds in Australia?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Australia are Australian Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Willie Wagtail, Galah and Red Wattlebird.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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