Birds to See in South Australia in January
61 bird species on our list for South Australia are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Galah, Red Wattlebird, New Holland Honeyeater and Rainbow Lorikeet. New this month: Australian Bustard, Black-tailed Godwit, Gull-billed Tern and Helmeted Guineafowl.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
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 61 birds in January
61 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.12% in Jan
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Jan
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Jan
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Jan
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jan
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Jan
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jan
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Jan
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jan
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.44% in Jan
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jan
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jan
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.29% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jan
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jan
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jan
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jan
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jan
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jan
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.13% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.12% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.08% in Jan
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Jan
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.04% in Jan
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorRare48–66 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.04% in Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorRare21–25 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in Jan
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.02% in Jan
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantRare20–27 cmRegularly Dec–Jan · 0.02% in Jan
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.01% in Jan
Little PenguinEudyptula minorSummer visitorRare30–40 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Jan
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoSummer visitorRare100–125 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Jan
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.01% in Jan
Australian BustardArdeotis australisWinter visitorRare100–140 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.00% in Jan
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentRare40–44 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Jan
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.00% in Jan
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.00% in Jan
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