Birds to See in Australian Capital Territory in April
31 bird species on our list for Australian Capital Territory are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Australian Raven, Galah and Common Starling.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprFrom Australian Capital Territory’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 31 birds in April
31 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 4.81% in Apr
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 3.11% in Apr
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Apr
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Apr
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Apr
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Apr
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Apr
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Apr
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Apr
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Apr
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Apr
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Apr
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
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