Rare Birds in Queensland
Our list for Queensland has 33 rare birds recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 13 summer visitors, 4 winter visitors, 4 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Queensland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 33, most common first
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentRare50–65 cmRecorded all year
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year
Southern CassowaryCasuarius casuariusResidentRare127–170 cmRecorded all year
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentRare33–37 cmRecorded all year
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusWinter visitorRare27–32 cmRecorded all year
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentRare16–20 cmRecorded all year
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRegularly Oct–May
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaWinter visitorRare15–17 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly May–Mar
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusSummer visitorRare46–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentRare24–25 cmRecorded all year
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatusSummer visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
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