Birds to See in Australian Capital Territory in December
33 bird species on our list for Australian Capital Territory are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Galah, Red Wattlebird, Australian Raven and Willie Wagtail. New this month: Cockatiel and Muscovy Duck.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecFrom 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 33 birds in December
33 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.94% in Dec
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Dec
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.68% in Dec
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Dec
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in Dec
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Dec
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Dec
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Dec
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Dec
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Dec
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Dec
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Dec
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.08% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Dec
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.05% in Dec
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Dec
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Dec
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Dec
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Dec
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentRare30–33 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Dec
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Dec
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