Birds in Australia

Explore 58 species found in this region.

Visiting in April? Look out for Eurasian Skylark and Mulga Parrot arriving this month, and Black-tailed Godwit and Common Sandpiper depart for the season.

Explore by Region

Australian Capital Territory

31 species

New South Wales

45 species

Northern Territory

41 species

Queensland

51 species

South Australia

47 species

Tasmania

38 species

Victoria

48 species

Western Australia

53 species

Scaly-breasted Munia
Scaly-breasted MuniaSmallest · 11cm
to
Emu
EmuLargest · 190cm
Ranges from the Scaly-breasted Munia (11cm) to the Emu (190cm)32 families represented

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Showing 24–46 of 58 species

Galah

Galah

Eolophus roseicapillaLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellusLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carboLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatusLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great White Egret

Great White Egret

Ardea albaLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropusLC

PassageRarely spotted

Oct–Dec

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F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greenfinch

Greenfinch

Chloris chlorisLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Aug–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greenshank

Greenshank

Tringa nebulariaLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Grey Plover

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarolaLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Nov–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
House Sparrow

House Sparrow

Passer domesticusLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Laughing Kookaburra

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineaeLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Wattlebird

Little Wattlebird

Anthochaera chrysopteraLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-tailed Finch

Long-tailed Finch

Poephila acuticaudaLC

PassageRarely spotted

Jun–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Metallic Starling

Metallic Starling

Aplonis metallicaLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Jul–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mulga Parrot

Mulga Parrot

Psephotellus variusLC

BreedingRarely spotted

Apr–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
New Holland Honeyeater

New Holland Honeyeater

Phylidonyris novaehollandiaeLC

ResidentUncommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Osprey

Osprey

Pandion haliaetusLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pacific Golden-Plover

Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulvaLC

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Sep–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinusLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Purple-crowned Lorikeet

Purple-crowned Lorikeet

Glossopsitta porphyrocephalaLC

ResidentRarely spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rainbow Lorikeet

Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus moluccanusLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutusNT

Non-breedingRarely spotted

Sep–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red Wattlebird

Red Wattlebird

Anthochaera carunculataLC

ResidentCommonly spotted

Year-round

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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