Birds to See in Victoria in May
59 bird species on our list for Victoria are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Rainbow Lorikeet, Galah and Common Starling.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayFrom 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 59 birds in May
59 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 4.20% in May
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 3.16% in May
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 2.60% in May
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in May
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.65% in May
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.56% in May
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in May
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.31% in May
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.30% in May
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in May
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.75% in May
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in May
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in May
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in May
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentUncommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.43% in May
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in May
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in May
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentRare27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in May
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentRare29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.01% in May
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in May
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in May
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusSummer visitorRare30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorRare54–58 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.00% in May
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in May
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in May
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% in May
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in May
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.00% in May
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