Birds to See in Tasmania in May
36 bird species on our list for Tasmania are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Common Starling, Australian Magpie, Little Wattlebird and Yellow Wattlebird.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayLeaving 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 36 birds in May
36 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in May
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 2.04% in May
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.92% in May
Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxaResidentCommon37–45 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.61% in May
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in May
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in May
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in May
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in May
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in May
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in May
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaResidentUncommon40–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in May
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansWinter visitorUncommon107–135 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in May
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisResidentUncommon50–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraResidentUncommon115–123 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentUncommon30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorRare50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in May
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoSummer visitorRare100–125 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in May
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