Birds to See in Victoria in November
72 bird species on our list for Victoria are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird, Common Starling, Blackbird and Rainbow Lorikeet. New this month: White-winged Tern, White-chinned Petrel, Osprey and Southern Royal Albatross and 3 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At 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 72 birds in November
72 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.39% in Nov
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.73% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Nov
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Nov
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in Nov
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.72% in Nov
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Nov
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Nov
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.04% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Nov
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Nov
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Nov
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.59% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Nov
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Nov
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Nov
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentUncommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Nov
Australian King-parrotAlisterus scapularisResidentUncommon40–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Nov
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.18% in Nov
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Rose RobinPetroica roseaResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.07% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Nov
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusSummer visitorRare30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentRare27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentRare13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.03% in Nov
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentRare29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.02% in Nov
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentRare30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorRare23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Nov
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.01% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in Nov
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisSummer visitorRare50–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentRare16–20 cmRegularly Nov · 0.00% in Nov
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Nov
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusPassage migrantRare46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.00% in Nov
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorRare27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Nov
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentRare33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Nov
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% in Nov
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraResidentRare115–123 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.00% in Nov
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Nov
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Nov · 0.00% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorRare54–58 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.00% in Nov
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentRare12–14 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Nov
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.00% in Nov
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