Birds to See in Victoria in June
56 bird species on our list for Victoria are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Rainbow Lorikeet, Galah and Common Starling. New this month: Grey Plover and Redthroat.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 56 birds in June
56 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 4.22% in Jun
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.95% in Jun
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.55% in Jun
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.73% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.62% in Jun
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.59% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jun
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in Jun
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jun
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Jun
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Jun
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Jun
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Jun
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Jun
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Jun
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Jun
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentUncommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentRare27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentRare29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in Jun
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusSummer visitorRare30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Jun
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Jun
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.00% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorRare54–58 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.00% in Jun
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