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30 species · Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds to See in Australian Capital Territory in August

30 bird species on our list for Australian Capital Territory are recorded regularly in August

Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Galah, Australian Raven and Common Starling. New this month: Greenfinch.

On the move in August

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Arriving

Leaving soon

From 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 30 birds in August

30 birds

Smallest to largest

Length, cm
  1. Red-browed Finch 11–12 cm
  2. Rose Robin 11–13 cm
  3. European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
  4. Greenfinch 15–16 cm
  5. House Sparrow 14–17 cm
  6. Eastern Yellow Robin 15–16 cm
  7. Eurasian Skylark 16–18 cm
  8. New Holland Honeyeater 16–20 cm
  9. Willie Wagtail 19–22 cm
  10. Common Starling 21–23 cm
  11. Blackbird 24–25 cm
  12. Rainbow Lorikeet 25–30 cm
  13. Australian Hobby 30–35 cm
  14. Rock Dove 29–37 cm
  15. Red Wattlebird 33–37 cm
  16. Galah 35–38 cm
  17. Coot 36–42 cm
  18. Australian Magpie 37–43 cm
  19. Australian King-parrot 40–43 cm
  20. Laughing Kookaburra 41–47 cm
  21. Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
  22. Australian Raven 46–53 cm
  23. Whistling Kite 50–60 cm
  24. Mallard 50–65 cm
  25. Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
  26. Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
  27. Great White Egret 80–104 cm
  28. Black Swan 110–142 cm
  29. Indian Peafowl 86–230 cm
  30. Emu 150–190 cm

Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.

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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