Birds to See in Tasmania in December
51 bird species on our list for Tasmania are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Common Starling, House Sparrow, European Goldfinch and Yellow Wattlebird. New this month: Pectoral Sandpiper.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecAt their peak
Leaving soon
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 51 birds in December
51 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.61% in Dec
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.14% in Dec
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Dec
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Dec
Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxaResidentCommon37–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Dec
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Dec
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Dec
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Dec
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Dec
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Dec
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Dec
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Dec
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Dec
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraResidentUncommon115–123 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Dec
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentUncommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Dec
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusSummer visitorUncommon70–100 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.36% in Dec
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Dec
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisResidentUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Dec
Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papuaSummer visitorUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.14% in Dec
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentUncommon30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Dec
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.12% in Dec
Southern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocomeSummer visitorUncommon45–58 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.11% in Dec
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Dec
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansWinter visitorUncommon107–135 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Dec
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Dec
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.06% in Dec
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Dec
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.04% in Dec
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Dec
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.04% in Dec
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Dec
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorRare50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.02% in Dec
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.02% in Dec
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorRare21–25 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.01% in Dec
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoSummer visitorRare100–125 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Dec
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.01% in Dec
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Dec
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.01% in Dec
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.01% in Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.00% in Dec
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.00% in Dec
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