Birds to See in Australia in June
83 bird species on our list for Australia are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Willie Wagtail, Galah and Red Wattlebird.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunAt their peak
Leaving soon
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.
Other months
All 83 birds in June
83 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Jun
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.09% in Jun
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Jun
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Jun
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Jun
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Jun
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Jun
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jun
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jun
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jun
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jun
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jun
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jun
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentUncommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiResidentUncommon38–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Rose RobinPetroica roseaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxaResidentUncommon37–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Australian BustardArdeotis australisResidentRare100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaResidentUncommon22–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Regent HoneyeaterAnthochaera phrygiaPassage migrantRare20–24 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.02% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaeWinter visitorRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentRare40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Western WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulataResidentRare33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentRare40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Southern CassowaryCasuarius casuariusResidentRare127–170 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Sarus CraneGrus antigoneResidentRare152–156 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.01% in Jun
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraResidentRare115–123 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansResidentRare107–135 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisSummer visitorRare50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiResidentRare33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaWinter visitorRare33–39 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.00% in Jun
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% in Jun
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentRare100–125 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorRare50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
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