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 · Oct
Share of all bird records in Queensland in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 36, most common first
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–May
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year
Australian BustardArdeotis australisResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Sarus CraneGrus antigoneResidentUncommon152–156 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–May
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