Rare Birds in Western Australia
Our list for Western Australia has 25 rare birds recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 6 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor, 8 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors
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 25, most common first
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusSummer visitorRare52–68 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Little PenguinEudyptula minorSummer visitorRare30–40 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
RedshankTringa totanusPassage migrantRare27–29 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Nov
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRecorded all year
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorRare28–35 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaWinter visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanScarceRare32–36 cm
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaScarceRare33–39 cm
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentRare11–12 cmRecorded all year
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentRare140–160 cmRecorded all year
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisSummer visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorRare20–32 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusScarceRare18–19 cm
CurlewNumenius arquataPassage migrantRare50–60 cmRegularly Feb
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusPassage migrantRare50–90 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserScarceRare75–90 cmRegularly Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisScarceRare12–13 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Red-browed Finch 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- Little Stint 13–15 cm
- Little Ringed Plover 14–17 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Red-necked Phalarope 18–19 cm
- Pectoral Sandpiper 19–23 cm
- Ruff 20–32 cm
- Redshank 27–29 cm
- Hobby 28–35 cm
- Franklin's Gull 32–36 cm
- Little Penguin 30–40 cm
- Arctic Tern 33–39 cm
- Arctic Jaeger 41–46 cm
- Sooty Shearwater 40–51 cm
- Pomarine Jaeger 46–51 cm
- Long-tailed Jaeger 48–58 cm
- Curlew 50–60 cm
- Helmeted Guineafowl 53–63 cm
- Oriental Honey-buzzard 52–68 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
- Indian Peafowl 86–230 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