Birds to See in Victoria in August
57 bird species on our list for Victoria are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Rainbow Lorikeet, Galah and Blackbird. New this month: Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper and Redthroat.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
Leaving soon
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 57 birds in August
57 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 4.02% in Aug
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 3.17% in Aug
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Aug
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.63% in Aug
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in Aug
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Aug
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Aug
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.89% in Aug
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.81% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Aug
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Aug
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Aug
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in Aug
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentUncommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Aug
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Aug
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentRare27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Aug
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentRare29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.00% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusSummer visitorRare30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorRare54–58 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.00% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.00% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Aug
Australian BustardArdeotis australisResidentRare100–140 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.00% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
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

