Birds to See in Australia in February
96 bird species on our list for Australia are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Willie Wagtail, Laughing Kookaburra and Red Wattlebird. New this month: Lesser Noddy and Redshank.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebAt their peak
From Australia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 96 birds in February
96 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 2.97% in Feb
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.03% in Feb
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Feb
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Feb
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Feb
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Feb
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Feb
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Feb
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Feb
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Feb
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Feb
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Feb
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentUncommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Feb
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Feb
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Feb
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.16% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Feb
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Feb
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Feb
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Feb
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Feb
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiResidentUncommon38–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaResidentUncommon22–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxaResidentUncommon37–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.06% in Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Feb
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Feb
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Feb
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Feb
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Feb
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentRare40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Feb
Western WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulataResidentRare33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.02% in Feb
Rose RobinPetroica roseaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.02% in Feb
Australian BustardArdeotis australisResidentRare100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentRare40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusSummer visitorRare46–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisSummer visitorRare50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiResidentRare33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisPassage migrantRare30–34 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Feb
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraResidentRare115–123 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Southern CassowaryCasuarius casuariusResidentRare127–170 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusSummer visitorRare48–58 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Feb
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaeWinter visitorRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansResidentRare107–135 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Feb
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusSummer visitorRare70–100 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.00% in Feb
Southern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocomeSummer visitorRare45–58 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.00% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusSummer visitorRare52–68 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.00% in Feb
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantRare27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.00% in Feb
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorRare14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.00% in Feb
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentRare100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorRare50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.00% in Feb
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorRare20–32 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Feb
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