Birds to See in Western Australia in December
66 bird species on our list for Western Australia are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Raven, Willie Wagtail, Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird and Galah. New this month: Arctic Jaeger and Little Ringed Plover.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecAt their peak
Leaving soon
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 66 birds in December
66 birds
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.62% in Dec
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Dec
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 2.05% in Dec
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Dec
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Dec
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Dec
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Dec
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.02% in Dec
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Dec
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.97% in Dec
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Dec
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Dec
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Dec
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Dec
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.37% in Dec
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Dec
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Dec
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Dec
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Dec
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Dec
Western WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulataResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Dec
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Dec
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Dec
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Dec
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Dec
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Dec
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Dec
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiResidentUncommon38–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Dec
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Dec
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.12% in Dec
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Dec
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Dec
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Dec
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Dec
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Dec
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Dec
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.07% in Dec
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Dec
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Dec
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Dec
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Dec
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Dec
Little PenguinEudyptula minorSummer visitorRare30–40 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Dec
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Dec
Australian BustardArdeotis australisResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Dec
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Dec
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusSummer visitorRare52–68 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.04% in Dec
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.03% in Dec
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Dec
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusWinter visitorUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Dec
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Dec
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Dec
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Dec
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.02% in Dec
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorRare28–35 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.01% in Dec
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.01% in Dec
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaeWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Dec
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Dec · 0.01% in Dec
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantRare27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.00% in Dec
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorRare20–32 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.00% in Dec
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