Birds to See in South Australia in February
61 bird species on our list for South Australia are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, New Holland Honeyeater, Red Wattlebird, Galah and Rainbow Lorikeet. New this month: Sooty Shearwater, White-chinned Petrel and Indian Peafowl.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At 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.
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All 61 birds in February
61 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Feb
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 2.34% in Feb
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Feb
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Feb
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Feb
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Feb
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Feb
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.67% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Feb
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Feb
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Feb
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.42% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Feb
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Feb
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.33% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Feb
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Feb
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Feb
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Feb
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.13% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.11% in Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.10% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.08% in Feb
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Feb
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.06% in Feb
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Feb
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Feb
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Feb
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Feb
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantRare40–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.04% in Feb
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.04% in Feb
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Feb
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisPassage migrantRare50–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.04% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.03% in Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorRare48–66 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.03% in Feb
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.02% in Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Feb
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorRare21–25 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in Feb
Little PenguinEudyptula minorSummer visitorRare30–40 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Feb
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoSummer visitorRare100–125 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Feb
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Feb
Australian BustardArdeotis australisWinter visitorRare100–140 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.01% in Feb
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.01% in Feb
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