Birds to See in Tasmania in April
39 bird species on our list for Tasmania are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Common Starling, Yellow Wattlebird, Little Wattlebird and Australian Magpie.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprFrom Tasmania’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 39 birds in April
39 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.31% in Apr
Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxaResidentCommon37–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Apr
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Apr
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Apr
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Apr
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Apr
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Apr
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Apr
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisResidentUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentUncommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansWinter visitorUncommon107–135 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentUncommon30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraResidentUncommon115–123 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorRare50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.04% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoSummer visitorRare100–125 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.03% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Apr
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
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