Birds to See in Australian Capital Territory in January
34 bird species on our list for Australian Capital Territory are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Galah, Australian Raven, Red Wattlebird and Willie Wagtail. New this month: Glossy Ibis.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanAt their peak
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 34 birds in January
34 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.82% in Jan
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Jan
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.33% in Jan
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.26% in Jan
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Jan
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Jan
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Jan
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jan
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jan
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jan
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jan
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jan
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.06% in Jan
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Jan
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentRare30–33 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.02% in Jan
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jan
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.01% in Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Jan
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