Birds to See in Victoria in February
68 bird species on our list for Victoria are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Rainbow Lorikeet, Galah and Common Starling. New this month: Osprey.
On the move in February
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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.
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All 68 birds in February
68 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.83% in Feb
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Feb
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Feb
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.45% in Feb
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Feb
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Feb
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Feb
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Feb
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Feb
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Feb
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in Feb
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Feb
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Feb
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Feb
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Feb
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Feb
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Feb
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Feb
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentUncommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Feb
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.23% in Feb
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Feb
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.15% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Feb
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Feb
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Feb
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Feb
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Feb
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Feb
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Feb
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Feb
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Feb
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Feb
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Feb
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.04% in Feb
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Feb
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Feb
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Feb
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.02% in Feb
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentRare27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Feb
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Feb
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentRare29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisSummer visitorRare50–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.01% in Feb
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusSummer visitorRare30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorRare54–58 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in Feb
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Feb
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Feb
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.01% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Feb
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Feb
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.00% in Feb
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.00% in Feb
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