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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in Queensland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 33, most common first
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorRare17–19 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantRare75–90 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusWinter visitorRare12–14 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Little StintCalidris minutaScarceRare13–15 cm
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaSummer visitorRare33–42 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentRare100–125 cmRegularly Jul–Aug
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaePassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly May–Jun
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