Birds to See in Victoria in January
67 bird species on our list for Victoria are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Rainbow Lorikeet, Galah and Common Starling. New this month: Pomarine Jaeger and Rose-ringed Parakeet.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
Sharp-tailed SandpiperBusiest month of the year · Aug–Apr
Curlew SandpiperBusiest month of the year · All year
GreenshankBusiest month of the year · Sep–Jul
White-winged TernBusiest month of the year · Nov–May
Glossy IbisBusiest month of the year · Sep–Apr
Black-tailed GodwitBusiest month of the year · All year
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 January
67 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.51% in Jan
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.37% in Jan
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.88% in Jan
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.40% in Jan
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jan
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jan
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jan
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jan
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jan
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jan
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jan
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Jan
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jan- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.30% in Jan
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentUncommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jan- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jan- GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.15% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jan
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jan
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.07% in Jan
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Jan
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jan
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentRare27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.02% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Jan
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusSummer visitorRare30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.01% in Jan
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in Jan
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentRare29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Jan
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Jan
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisSummer visitorRare50–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.00% in Jan
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.00% in Jan
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jan
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% in Jan
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.00% in Jan
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