Rare Birds in Tasmania
Our list for Tasmania has 17 rare birds recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 8 summer visitors, 3 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Tasmania in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 17, most common first
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusSummer visitorRare50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Nov
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoSummer visitorRare100–125 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorRare21–25 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaScarceRare33–39 cm
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Jul–May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantRare27–30 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusScarceRare46–51 cm
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysScarceRare19–22 cm
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentRare40–46 cmRegularly Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Sanderling 18–20 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Willie Wagtail 19–22 cm
- Curlew Sandpiper 18–23 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Song Thrush 20–23 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Arctic Tern 33–39 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Pomarine Jaeger 46–51 cm
- Long-tailed Jaeger 48–58 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- Wild Turkey 100–125 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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