Birds to See in New South Wales in April
69 bird species on our list for New South Wales are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Australian Raven, Willie Wagtail and Laughing Kookaburra. New this month: Regent Honeyeater, Australian Bustard and Song Thrush.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
From New South Wales’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 69 birds in April
69 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.49% in Apr
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Apr
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Apr
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.96% in Apr
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Apr
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Apr
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Apr
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Apr
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Apr
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Apr
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Apr
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Apr
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Apr
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Apr
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Apr
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Apr
Rose RobinPetroica roseaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Apr
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Apr
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in Apr
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentRare16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentRare100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Regent HoneyeaterAnthochaera phrygiaPassage migrantRare20–24 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.01% in Apr
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.01% in Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Apr
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusSummer visitorRare46–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Common OstrichStruthio camelusSummer visitorRare210–275 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorRare30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Australian BustardArdeotis australisWinter visitorRare100–140 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.00% in Apr
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.00% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorRare15–16 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
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