Birds to See in Australian Capital Territory in October
35 bird species on our list for Australian Capital Territory are recorded regularly in October
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Galah, Australian Raven and Willie Wagtail. New this month: Glossy Ibis, Cockatiel and Muscovy Duck.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctArriving
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 35 birds in October
35 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.90% in Oct
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.91% in Oct
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.74% in Oct
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in Oct
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Oct
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.86% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Oct
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Oct
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Oct
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Oct
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Oct
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Oct
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Oct
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Oct
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Oct
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Oct
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Oct
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaSummer visitorUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Oct
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.04% in Oct
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Oct
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Oct
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRegularly Oct–Jan · 0.01% in Oct
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataPassage migrantRare17–22 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.01% in Oct
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Oct
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.00% in Oct
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentRare30–33 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Oct
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