Birds to See in Victoria in July
54 bird species on our list for Victoria are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Rainbow Lorikeet, Galah and Common Starling. New this month: Sanderling and Australian Bustard.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulAt their peak
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 54 birds in July
54 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 4.18% in Jul
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Jul
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.51% in Jul
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.83% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jul
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in Jul
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jul
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jul
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jul
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.01% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.85% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jul
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jul
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jul
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jul
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jul
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentUncommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentRare27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentRare29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorRare54–58 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.01% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Australian BustardArdeotis australisResidentRare100–140 cmRegularly Jul–Aug · 0.00% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusSummer visitorRare30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.00% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Jul
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