Birds to See in New South Wales in July
54 bird species on our list for New South Wales are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Australian Raven, Laughing Kookaburra and Willie Wagtail. New this month: Arctic Tern.
On the move in July
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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 54 birds in July
54 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.53% in Jul
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.59% in Jul
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Jul
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.85% in Jul
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Jul
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Jul
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jul
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jul
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jul
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Jul
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentCommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jul
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jul
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
Rose RobinPetroica roseaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Regent HoneyeaterAnthochaera phrygiaPassage migrantRare20–24 cmRegularly Jan–Jul · 0.02% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentRare48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentRare100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentRare16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorRare75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.01% in Jul
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Australian BustardArdeotis australisWinter visitorRare100–140 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.01% in Jul
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentRare11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in Jul
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantRare33–39 cmRegularly Jul · 0.00% in Jul
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