Birds to See in Victoria in April
67 bird species on our list for Victoria are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Rainbow Lorikeet, Willie Wagtail and Galah.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprAt their peak
From Victoria’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 67 birds in April
67 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.87% in Apr
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in Apr
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.11% in Apr
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.58% in Apr
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.26% in Apr
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Apr
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Apr
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Apr
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Apr
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Apr
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Apr
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Apr
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Apr
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentUncommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Apr
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Apr
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Apr
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Apr
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.08% in Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.06% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.06% in Apr
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentRare27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in Apr
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentRare29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in Apr
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisSummer visitorRare50–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Apr
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Apr
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusSummer visitorRare30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Apr
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% in Apr
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraResidentRare115–123 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.00% in Apr
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorRare54–58 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.00% in Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Apr
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.00% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Apr
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