Birds to See in Northern Territory in October
51 bird 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.
On the move in October
GBIF · OctFrom 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 October
51 birds
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Oct
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.15% in Oct
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiResidentCommon38–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Oct
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Oct
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Oct
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.67% in Oct
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Oct
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.40% in Oct
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Oct
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Oct
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Oct
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentCommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Oct
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Oct
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Oct
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.28% in Oct
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.27% in Oct
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Oct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Oct
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Oct
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Oct
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentUncommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Oct
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Oct
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.16% in Oct
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.16% in Oct
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.15% in Oct
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaeResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Oct
Australian BustardArdeotis australisResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Oct
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Oct
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Oct
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Oct
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.08% in Oct
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Oct
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.06% in Oct
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Oct
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesWinter visitorUncommon46–53 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.03% in Oct
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Oct
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentRare150–190 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.02% in Oct
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.02% in Oct
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Oct
Sarus CraneGrus antigoneResidentRare152–156 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.01% in Oct
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in Oct
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentRare29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentRare80–100 cmRegularly May–Dec · 0.01% in Oct
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataSummer visitorUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Oct
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorRare50–65 cmRegularly Sep–Jan · 0.00% in Oct
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorRare14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Feb · 0.00% in Oct
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Nov · 0.00% in Oct
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