Birds in South Australia

Explore 44 species found in this region.

Visiting in March? Look out for Redthroat arriving this month, and Budgerigar and Cockatiel depart for the season.

Red-browed Finch
Red-browed FinchSmallest · 11cm
to
Emu
EmuLargest · 190cm
Ranges from the Red-browed Finch (11cm) to the Emu (190cm)30 families represented

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Showing 1–23 of 44 species

ResidentLives here year-roundBreedingVisits to breed in warmer monthsNon-breedingVisits outside breeding seasonPassagePasses through during migrationCommonly spottedReported on most outingsUncommonly spottedPresent but not always seenRarely spottedFew sightings each year
Apostlebird

Apostlebird

Struthidea cinereaLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Australian Hobby

Australian Hobby

Falco longipennisLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Australian Magpie

Australian Magpie

Gymnorhina tibicenLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Australian Raven

Australian Raven

Corvus coronoidesLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponicaNT

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black Swan

Black Swan

Cygnus atratusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Blackbird

Blackbird

Turdus merulaLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Brolga

Brolga

Antigone rubicundaLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Budgerigar

Budgerigar

Melopsittacus undulatusLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Apr–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cockatiel

Cockatiel

Nymphicus hollandicusLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Jun–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucosLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Starling

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgarisLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Coot

Coot

Fulica atraLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferrugineaNT

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Sep–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eastern Yellow Robin

Eastern Yellow Robin

Eopsaltria australisLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Oct–Jul

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Emu

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiaeLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Skylark

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensisLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Apr–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Goldfinch

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelisLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Galah

Galah

Eolophus roseicapillaLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carboLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatusLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Aug–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great White Egret

Great White Egret

Ardea albaLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropusLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Oct–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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