Birds to See in Tasmania in August
36 bird species on our list for Tasmania are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Common Starling, Australian Magpie, Little Wattlebird and Yellow Wattlebird. New this month: Greenshank and Common Sandpiper.
On the move in August
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From 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 36 birds in August
36 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Aug
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Aug
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.27% in Aug
Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxaResidentCommon37–45 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Aug
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Aug
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.64% in Aug
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Aug
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Aug
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraResidentUncommon115–123 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentUncommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentUncommon30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisResidentUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansWinter visitorUncommon107–135 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.02% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Aug
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Aug
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