Uncommon Birds in Northern Territory
Our list for Northern Territory has 34 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 16 residents, 17 summer visitors and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Northern Territory in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 34, most common first
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesWinter visitorUncommon46–53 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Jun–Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataSummer visitorUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiResidentUncommon33–41 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year
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