Birds to See in New South Wales in February
68 bird species on our list for New South Wales are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Australian Raven, Willie Wagtail and Laughing Kookaburra. New this month: Greylag Goose.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebAt their peak
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.
Other months
All 68 birds in February
68 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.27% in Feb
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.36% in Feb
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 1.95% in Feb
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Feb
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Feb
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Feb
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Feb
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Feb
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Feb
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Feb
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Feb
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Feb
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Feb
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Feb
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Feb
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.16% in Feb
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Feb
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Feb
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Feb
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.09% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Feb
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusSummer visitorRare46–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.04% in Feb
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Rose RobinPetroica roseaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.02% in Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusSummer visitorRare48–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Feb
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.02% in Feb
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.01% in Feb
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorRare30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentRare100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentRare16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.01% in Feb
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.00% in Feb
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorRare15–16 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 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