Birds to See in Australia in August
86 bird species on our list for Australia are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Willie Wagtail, Galah and Laughing Kookaburra. New this month: Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and Lesser Noddy.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
Leaving soon
From Australia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 86 birds in August
86 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 2.66% in Aug
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.94% in Aug
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Aug
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Aug
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Aug
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Aug
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Aug
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Aug
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Aug
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Aug
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Aug
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Aug
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Aug
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentUncommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiResidentUncommon38–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
Rose RobinPetroica roseaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.06% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxaResidentUncommon37–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaResidentUncommon22–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Australian BustardArdeotis australisResidentRare100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Sarus CraneGrus antigoneResidentRare152–156 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.02% in Aug
Western WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulataResidentRare33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaeWinter visitorRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentRare40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Southern CassowaryCasuarius casuariusResidentRare127–170 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiResidentRare33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentRare40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraResidentRare115–123 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansResidentRare107–135 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantRare27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.00% in Aug
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisSummer visitorRare50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisPassage migrantRare30–34 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaWinter visitorRare33–39 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.00% in Aug
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorRare50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentRare100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
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

