Birds to See in Western Australia in August
58 bird species on our list for Western Australia are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Willie Wagtail, Australian Raven, Australian Magpie, Galah and Red Wattlebird.
On the move in August
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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 58 birds in August
58 birds
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 2.42% in Aug
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.01% in Aug
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Aug
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Aug
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.54% in Aug
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Aug
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Aug
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.78% in Aug
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Aug
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Aug
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Aug
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiResidentUncommon38–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.36% in Aug
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Aug
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Aug
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Aug
Western WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulataResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusWinter visitorUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Aug
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Aug
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.17% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Aug
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Aug
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
Australian BustardArdeotis australisResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.09% in Aug
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaeWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantRare27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.03% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Aug
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaWinter visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.01% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Aug
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