Uncommon Birds in Queensland
Our list for Queensland has 36 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 26 residents, 8 summer visitors and 2 winter visitors
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 36, most common first
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentUncommon40–43 cmRecorded all year
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentUncommon110–142 cmRecorded all year
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentUncommon46–53 cmRecorded all year
Metallic StarlingAplonis metallicaResidentUncommon22–25 cmRecorded all year
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year
Rose RobinPetroica roseaWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–May
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiResidentUncommon38–41 cmRecorded all year
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 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