Birds to See in South Australia in June
47 bird species on our list for South Australia are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Galah, Willie Wagtail, Red Wattlebird and New Holland Honeyeater.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 47 birds in June
47 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.71% in Jun
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Jun
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 2.39% in Jun
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.30% in Jun
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Jun
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Jun
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Jun
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jun
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jun
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jun
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jun
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jun
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jun
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jun
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jun
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.11% in Jun
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.02% in Jun
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantRare40–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Australian BustardArdeotis australisWinter visitorRare100–140 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.02% in Jun
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentRare40–44 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Little PenguinEudyptula minorSummer visitorRare30–40 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentRare38–42 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.00% in Jun
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