Common Birds in Western Australia
Our list for Western Australia has 17 common birds recorded regularly there: 16 residents and 1 summer visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Western Australia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 17, most common first
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- New Holland Honeyeater 16–20 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Willie Wagtail 19–22 cm
- Rainbow Lorikeet 25–30 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Red Wattlebird 33–37 cm
- Galah 35–38 cm
- Coot 36–42 cm
- Australian Magpie 37–43 cm
- Laughing Kookaburra 41–47 cm
- Australian Raven 46–53 cm
- Whistling Kite 50–60 cm
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Black Swan 110–142 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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