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Birds in Victoria

Our list for Victoria has 74 bird species recorded regularly there: 46 residents, 24 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants

The list comes from 9.7 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
74
In October
65
Common
19
Busiest month
Oct

What's special about Victoria

vs Australia

The birds recorded far more often here than across Australia, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Victoria is worth visiting for.

  1. GreenfinchGreenfinch2.1×Resident · 0.40% of records here, 0.19% across Australia
  2. Eurasian SkylarkEurasian Skylark2.1×Resident · 0.83% of records here, 0.40% across Australia
  3. BlackbirdBlackbird2.0×Resident · 5.7% of records here, 2.9% across Australia
  4. Purple-crowned LorikeetPurple-crowned Lorikeet1.8×Resident · 0.45% of records here, 0.25% across Australia
  5. Red WattlebirdRed Wattlebird1.7×Resident · 10.3% of records here, 6.0% across Australia
  6. Common StarlingCommon Starling1.7×Resident · 5.9% of records here, 3.6% across Australia
  7. European GoldfinchEuropean Goldfinch1.6×Resident · 1.3% of records here, 0.79% across Australia
  8. House SparrowHouse Sparrow1.6×Resident · 3.7% of records here, 2.4% across Australia

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Australian MagpieAustralian Magpie3.48%
  2. Red WattlebirdRed Wattlebird2.83%
  3. Rainbow LorikeetRainbow Lorikeet1.90%
  4. Common StarlingCommon Starling1.73%
  5. GalahGalah1.71%
  6. BlackbirdBlackbird1.70%

Arriving now

  1. Arctic JaegerArctic JaegerSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.01%
  2. Sooty ShearwaterSooty ShearwaterSummer visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.00%

Share of all bird records in Victoria in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Victoria

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Victoria

Records by month
Bird records in Victoria by month, 2019–2024
January946,966
February680,569
March774,496
April811,193
May656,212
June570,065
July586,798
August690,791
September913,688
October1,090,080
November1,005,624
December926,486

October has the most records (1.1 million). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 17
All 17 families in Victoria

How common

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Questions

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What birds is Victoria known for?

Compared with the rest of Australia, Victoria stands out for Greenfinch, Eurasian Skylark, Blackbird and Purple-crowned Lorikeet. Each is recorded at least 1.8 times as often here as across Australia, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Victoria?

74 species, each recorded regularly in Victoria (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 46 residents, 24 summer visitors, 2 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Victoria, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Victoria in October?

65 species on our list for Victoria are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Rainbow Lorikeet, Common Starling and Galah.

What are the most common birds in Victoria?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Victoria are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Rainbow Lorikeet, Galah and Common Starling.

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

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