Birds to See in South Australia in July
43 bird species on our list for South Australia are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Galah, Red Wattlebird, New Holland Honeyeater and Willie Wagtail. New this month: Glossy Ibis.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulFrom 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 43 birds in July
43 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.47% in Jul
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.56% in Jul
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Jul
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 2.19% in Jul
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in Jul
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Jul
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 1.05% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jul
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jul
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jul
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jul
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jul
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jul
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.12% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Australian BustardArdeotis australisWinter visitorRare100–140 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.02% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorRare48–66 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.01% in Jul
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