Birds to See in South Australia in April
52 bird species on our list for South Australia are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Willie Wagtail, Galah and New Holland Honeyeater. New this month: Eurasian Skylark and Wild Turkey.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprAt their peak
From South Australia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 52 birds in April
52 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.45% in Apr
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Apr
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Apr
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Apr
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 2.18% in Apr
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Apr
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Apr
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Apr
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Apr
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Apr
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Apr
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Apr
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Apr
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Apr
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Apr
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.12% in Apr
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.06% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Little PenguinEudyptula minorSummer visitorRare30–40 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.02% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorRare21–25 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in Apr
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoSummer visitorRare100–125 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in Apr
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