Birds to See in Australian Capital Territory in May
29 bird species on our list for Australian Capital Territory are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Australian Raven, Red Wattlebird, Galah and Common Starling.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayFrom 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 29 birds in May
29 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 5.28% in May
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 3.47% in May
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in May
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 3.13% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.76% in May
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in May
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.51% in May
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in May
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in May
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in May
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in May
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in May
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in May
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in May
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Red-browed Finch 11–12 cm
- Rose Robin 11–13 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 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
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 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
- Indian Peafowl 86–230 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