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Birds in Australian Capital Territory

Our list for Australian Capital Territory has 37 bird species recorded regularly there: 29 residents, 5 summer visitors, 1 passage migrant and 2 scarce visitors

The list comes from 1.7 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
37
In October
35
Common
16
Busiest month
Oct

What's special about Australian Capital Territory

vs Australia

The birds recorded far more often here than across Australia, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Australian Capital Territory is worth visiting for.

  1. Australian RavenAustralian Raven2.4×Resident · 10.7% of records here, 4.5% across Australia
  2. Australian King-parrotAustralian King-parrot2.1×Resident · 3.9% of records here, 1.8% across Australia
  3. Common StarlingCommon Starling1.8×Resident · 6.4% of records here, 3.6% across Australia
  4. Red WattlebirdRed Wattlebird1.8×Resident · 10.7% of records here, 6.0% across Australia
  5. GalahGalah1.7×Resident · 10.7% of records here, 6.2% across Australia
  6. CootCoot1.6×Resident · 5.6% of records here, 3.5% across Australia

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Australian MagpieAustralian Magpie3.90%
  2. Red WattlebirdRed Wattlebird2.91%
  3. GalahGalah2.74%
  4. Australian RavenAustralian Raven2.60%
  5. Willie WagtailWillie Wagtail1.88%
  6. Common StarlingCommon Starling1.86%

Arriving now

  1. Glossy IbisGlossy IbisResidentSep 0.00% → Oct 0.01%
  2. Muscovy DuckMuscovy DuckResidentSep 0.00% → Oct 0.00%
  3. CockatielCockatielResidentSep 0.00% → Oct 0.00%

Share of all bird records in Australian Capital Territory 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 Australian Capital Territory

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 Australian Capital Territory

Records by month
Bird records in Australian Capital Territory by month, 2019–2024
January214,374
February138,753
March130,368
April132,767
May114,358
June99,300
July101,432
August123,275
September162,240
October215,804
November155,950
December145,241

October has the most records (216,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

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How common

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Questions

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What birds is Australian Capital Territory known for?

Compared with the rest of Australia, Australian Capital Territory stands out for Australian Raven, Australian King-parrot, Common Starling and Red Wattlebird. Each is recorded at least 1.7 times as often here as across Australia, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Australian Capital Territory?

37 species, each recorded regularly in Australian Capital Territory (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 29 residents, 5 summer visitors, 1 passage migrant and 2 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Australian Capital Territory, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Australian Capital Territory in October?

35 species on our list for Australian Capital Territory are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Galah, Australian Raven and Willie Wagtail.

What are the most common birds in Australian Capital Territory?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Australian Capital Territory are Australian Magpie, Australian Raven, Red Wattlebird, Galah and Willie Wagtail.

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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