Birds to See in Northern Territory in November
51 bird species on our list for Northern Territory are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Whistling Kite, Blue-winged Kookaburra, Willie Wagtail, Common Sandpiper and Galah. New this month: House Sparrow and Pectoral Sandpiper.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovAt their peak
From Northern Territory’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 51 birds in November
51 birds
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Nov
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiResidentCommon38–41 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Nov
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.73% in Nov
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Nov
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.43% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Nov
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Nov
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.32% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.27% in Nov
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.24% in Nov
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Nov
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Nov
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Nov
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Nov
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.16% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Australian BustardArdeotis australisResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.14% in Nov
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.12% in Nov
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Nov
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.09% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaeResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.03% in Nov
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Nov · 0.03% in Nov
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentRare150–190 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.02% in Nov
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.02% in Nov
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.02% in Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataSummer visitorUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorRare14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.02% in Nov
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesWinter visitorUncommon46–53 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentRare14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.01% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorRare50–65 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.01% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentRare29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
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