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Birds in Northern Territory

Our list for Northern Territory has 59 bird species recorded regularly there: 32 residents, 20 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors

The list comes from 1.5 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
59
In October
51
Common
7
Busiest month
Sep

What's special about Northern Territory

vs Australia

The birds recorded far more often here than across Australia, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Northern Territory is worth visiting for.

  1. Gouldian FinchGouldian Finch37×Resident · 1.4% of records here, 0.04% across Australia
  2. Long-tailed FinchLong-tailed Finch26×Resident · 2.9% of records here, 0.11% across Australia
  3. Blue-winged KookaburraBlue-winged Kookaburra19×Resident · 8.4% of records here, 0.45% across Australia
  4. Common SandpiperCommon Sandpiper16×Summer visitor · 3.8% of records here, 0.23% across Australia
  5. Wood SandpiperWood Sandpiper15×Summer visitor · 1.3% of records here, 0.09% across Australia
  6. BudgerigarBudgerigar12×Resident · 3.7% of records here, 0.32% across Australia
  7. White-winged TernWhite-winged Tern11×Summer visitor · 0.79% of records here, 0.07% across Australia
  8. SanderlingSanderling9.3×Summer visitor · 0.63% of records here, 0.07% across Australia

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Share of all bird records in Northern Territory in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Northern Territory

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Northern Territory

Records by month
Bird records in Northern Territory by month, 2019–2024
January86,963
February56,268
March69,736
April85,363
May104,508
June145,349
July187,166
August188,039
September194,612
October177,061
November103,404
December73,386

September has the most records (195,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 13
All 13 families in Northern Territory

How common

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Questions

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What birds is Northern Territory known for?

Compared with the rest of Australia, Northern Territory stands out for Gouldian Finch, Long-tailed Finch, Blue-winged Kookaburra and Common Sandpiper. Each is recorded at least 16.2 times as often here as across Australia, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Northern Territory?

59 species, each recorded regularly in Northern Territory (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 32 residents, 20 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors, 2 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Northern Territory, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Northern Territory in October?

51 species on our list for Northern Territory are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Whistling Kite, Willie Wagtail, Blue-winged Kookaburra, Galah and Great White Egret.

What are the most common birds in Northern Territory?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Northern Territory are Whistling Kite, Willie Wagtail, Galah, Blue-winged Kookaburra and Common Sandpiper.

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

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