Birds to See in Australian Capital Territory in March
33 bird species on our list for Australian Capital Territory are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Australian Raven, Red Wattlebird, Galah and Willie Wagtail. New this month: Cockatiel.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarLeaving 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 33 birds in March
33 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 4.69% in Mar
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Mar
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.63% in Mar
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Mar
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Mar
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Mar
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in Mar
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Mar
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Mar
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Mar
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Mar
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Mar
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Mar
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Mar
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Mar
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Mar
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Mar
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Mar
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Mar
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Mar
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Mar
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Mar
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Mar
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Mar
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Mar
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Mar
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.01% in Mar
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Mar
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentRare30–33 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Mar
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