Birds to See in Western Australia in April
61 bird species on our list for Western Australia are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Willie Wagtail, Australian Raven, Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird and New Holland Honeyeater. New this month: Little Penguin.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprAt their peak
From Western Australia’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 61 birds in April
61 birds
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 2.72% in Apr
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Apr
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 2.25% in Apr
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Apr
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.50% in Apr
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Apr
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Apr
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Apr
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Apr
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Apr
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.70% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Apr
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Apr
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Apr
Western WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulataResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Apr
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Apr
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Apr
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Apr
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiResidentUncommon38–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Apr
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.20% in Apr
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Apr
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Apr
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Apr
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.18% in Apr
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Apr
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Apr
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Apr
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Apr
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusWinter visitorUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Australian BustardArdeotis australisResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Apr
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantRare27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.04% in Apr
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Apr
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaeWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Apr
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in Apr
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Apr
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.02% in Apr
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Apr
Little PenguinEudyptula minorSummer visitorRare30–40 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Apr
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Apr
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