Birds to See in Australian Capital Territory in June
28 bird species on our list for Australian Capital Territory are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Australian Raven, Galah, Red Wattlebird and Common Starling. New this month: Greenfinch.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 28 birds in June
28 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 5.69% in Jun
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 3.47% in Jun
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 3.24% in Jun
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.92% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.89% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Jun
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Jun
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Jun
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Jun
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jun
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jun
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jun
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jun
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.00% in Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Red-browed Finch 11–12 cm
- Rose Robin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Greenfinch 15–16 cm
- Eastern Yellow Robin 15–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Eurasian Skylark 16–18 cm
- New Holland Honeyeater 16–20 cm
- Willie Wagtail 19–22 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Rainbow Lorikeet 25–30 cm
- Australian Hobby 30–35 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Red Wattlebird 33–37 cm
- Galah 35–38 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Australian Magpie 37–43 cm
- Australian King-parrot 40–43 cm
- Laughing Kookaburra 41–47 cm
- Peregrine Falcon 34–58 cm
- Australian Raven 46–53 cm
- Whistling Kite 50–60 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Black Swan 110–142 cm
- 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