Birds to See in Tasmania in February
49 bird species on our list for Tasmania are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are New Holland Honeyeater, Little Wattlebird, Common Starling, House Sparrow and Yellow Wattlebird.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebAt their peak
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 49 birds in February
49 birds
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Feb
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.68% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Feb
Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxaResidentCommon37–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in Feb
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Feb
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Feb
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Feb
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Feb
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisResidentUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentUncommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Feb
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentUncommon30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Feb
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraResidentUncommon115–123 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Feb
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.13% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Feb
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.08% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.07% in Feb
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.07% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Feb
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusSummer visitorUncommon70–100 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.06% in Feb
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansWinter visitorUncommon107–135 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Feb
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Feb
Southern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocomeSummer visitorUncommon45–58 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.03% in Feb
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.03% in Feb
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorRare21–25 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.02% in Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.02% in Feb
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.01% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorRare50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Feb
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoSummer visitorRare100–125 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.01% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantRare27–30 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.01% in Feb
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Feb
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