Birds to See in Western Australia in January
64 bird species on our list for Western Australia are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Raven, Willie Wagtail, Australian Magpie, Red Wattlebird and Galah.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanAt 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 64 birds in January
64 birds
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Jan
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Jan
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 2.10% in Jan
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 1.84% in Jan
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jan
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.39% in Jan
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.22% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jan
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Jan
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.96% in Jan
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.82% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jan
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentCommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jan
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentCommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jan
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.37% in Jan
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusSummer visitorUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jan
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jan
Western WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulataResidentUncommon33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jan
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jan
White-cheeked HoneyeaterPhylidonyris nigerResidentUncommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jan
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jan
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.23% in Jan
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jan
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jan
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jan
Blue-winged KookaburraDacelo leachiiResidentUncommon38–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jan
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.15% in Jan
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jan
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jan
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jan
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jan
Red KnotCalidris canutusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jan
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.06% in Jan
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Australian BustardArdeotis australisResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jan
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jan
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusSummer visitorRare52–68 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.05% in Jan
Long-tailed FinchPoephila acuticaudaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentUncommon40–44 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jan
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.04% in Jan
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Jan
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jan
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorRare28–35 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.02% in Jan
Little PenguinEudyptula minorSummer visitorRare30–40 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Jan
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusWinter visitorUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSummer visitorUncommon33–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jan
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Gouldian FinchChloebia gouldiaeWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorRare20–32 cmRegularly Nov–Jan · 0.01% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jan
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.00% in Jan
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% in Jan
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