Birds to See in Tasmania in January
52 bird species on our list for Tasmania are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, House Sparrow, European Goldfinch, Common Starling and Little Wattlebird. New this month: Grey Plover and Whimbrel.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanAt 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 52 birds in January
52 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.23% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.08% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.87% in Jan
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jan
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.53% in Jan
Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxaResidentCommon37–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Jan
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jan
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jan
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.09% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.69% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jan
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jan
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jan
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentUncommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jan
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.12% in Jan
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentUncommon30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusSummer visitorUncommon70–100 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.10% in Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.09% in Jan
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.08% in Jan
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisResidentUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraResidentUncommon115–123 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papuaSummer visitorUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.05% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.05% in Jan
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.04% in Jan
Southern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocomeSummer visitorUncommon45–58 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.04% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.04% in Jan
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorRare21–25 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.03% in Jan
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.02% in Jan
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.02% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantRare27–30 cmRegularly Jan–Feb · 0.02% in Jan
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansWinter visitorUncommon107–135 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.01% in Jan
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoSummer visitorRare100–125 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Jan
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorRare50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Jan
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentRare40–46 cmRegularly Jan · 0.01% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jan · 0.01% in Jan
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