Rare Birds in Northern Territory
Our list for Northern Territory has 18 rare birds recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 2 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor, 2 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Northern Territory in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 18, most common first
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentRare150–190 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentRare14–17 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Nov
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusSummer visitorRare14–17 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentRare29–37 cmRecorded all year
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorRare50–65 cmRegularly Sep–Jan
Sarus CraneGrus antigoneResidentRare152–156 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentRare46–51 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentRare80–100 cmRegularly May–Dec
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriScarceRare38–42 cm
RuffCalidris pugnaxScarceRare20–32 cm
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRegularly Jan
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusScarceRare25–30 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Redthroat 12–14 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Ruff 20–32 cm
- Rainbow Lorikeet 25–30 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Great Crested Grebe 46–51 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
- Sarus Crane 152–156 cm
- Indian Peafowl 86–230 cm
- Emu 150–190 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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