Birds to See in South Australia in November
63 bird species on our list for South Australia are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Galah, Red Wattlebird, Willie Wagtail and Common Starling. New this month: Sooty Shearwater, White-chinned Petrel, Pectoral Sandpiper and Southern Royal Albatross and 2 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
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 63 birds in November
63 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.07% in Nov
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.50% in Nov
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Nov
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.71% in Nov
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Nov
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Nov
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Nov
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Nov
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Nov
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Nov
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.31% in Nov
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Nov
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Nov
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Nov
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Nov
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.18% in Nov
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.18% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Nov
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantRare40–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Nov
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisPassage migrantRare50–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.03% in Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorRare48–66 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.02% in Nov
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoSummer visitorRare100–125 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Nov
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorRare21–25 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in Nov
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansResidentRare107–135 cmRegularly Nov · 0.01% in Nov
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Australian BustardArdeotis australisWinter visitorRare100–140 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.01% in Nov
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraResidentRare115–123 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.01% in Nov
Little PenguinEudyptula minorSummer visitorRare30–40 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentRare40–46 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.01% in Nov
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.00% in Nov
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