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Birds in Tasmania

Our list for Tasmania has 57 bird species recorded regularly there: 33 residents, 17 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor, 3 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors

The list comes from 1.3 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
57
In October
43
Common
16
Busiest month
Nov

What's special about Tasmania

vs Australia

The birds recorded far more often here than across Australia, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Tasmania is worth visiting for.

  1. Gentoo PenguinGentoo Penguin29×Summer visitor · 0.12% of records here, 0.00% across Australia
  2. Common RedpollCommon Redpoll29×Summer visitor · 0.10% of records here, 0.00% across Australia
  3. Southern Rockhopper PenguinSouthern Rockhopper Penguin29×Summer visitor · 0.10% of records here, 0.00% across Australia
  4. Yellow WattlebirdYellow Wattlebird29×Resident · 8.2% of records here, 0.28% across Australia
  5. King PenguinKing Penguin29×Summer visitor · 0.29% of records here, 0.01% across Australia
  6. Southern Royal AlbatrossSouthern Royal Albatross25×Resident · 0.63% of records here, 0.03% across Australia
  7. White-chinned PetrelWhite-chinned Petrel18×Resident · 0.50% of records here, 0.03% across Australia
  8. Wandering AlbatrossWandering Albatross18×Winter visitor · 0.32% of records here, 0.02% across Australia

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. BlackbirdBlackbird2.75%
  2. Common StarlingCommon Starling2.47%
  3. Yellow WattlebirdYellow Wattlebird2.04%
  4. New Holland HoneyeaterNew Holland Honeyeater1.80%
  5. House SparrowHouse Sparrow1.68%
  6. European GoldfinchEuropean Goldfinch1.61%

Arriving now

  1. Curlew SandpiperCurlew SandpiperSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.02%
  2. Red KnotRed KnotSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.01%
  3. SanderlingSanderlingSummer visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.01%
  4. Helmeted GuineafowlHelmeted GuineafowlSummer visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.01%
  5. Little TernLittle TernSummer visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.00%

Share of all bird records in Tasmania in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Tasmania

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Tasmania

Records by month
Bird records in Tasmania by month, 2019–2024
January130,934
February107,381
March89,125
April73,982
May83,510
June75,726
July64,732
August70,133
September103,998
October148,886
November162,302
December144,443

November has the most records (162,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 14
All 14 families in Tasmania

How common

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Questions

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What birds is Tasmania known for?

Compared with the rest of Australia, Tasmania stands out for Gentoo Penguin, Common Redpoll, Southern Rockhopper Penguin and Yellow Wattlebird. Each is recorded at least 29.2 times as often here as across Australia, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Tasmania?

57 species, each recorded regularly in Tasmania (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 33 residents, 17 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor, 3 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Tasmania, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Tasmania in October?

43 species on our list for Tasmania are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Common Starling, Yellow Wattlebird, New Holland Honeyeater and House Sparrow.

What are the most common birds in Tasmania?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Tasmania are Blackbird, Common Starling, Australian Magpie, Little Wattlebird and Yellow Wattlebird.

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

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