Bird Info

All Canberra's Birds: Photos, Calls, Local Status And Population Data

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  • Photos of each species taken by COG members.
  • Information from the Birds of Canberra Gardens book.
  • Distribution, seasonal occurrence, breeding and other information from COG's bird sighting database.
  • Bird calls.

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Common Name Scientific Name Family Group Status in ACT More Info...
Australasian Figbird Sphecotheres vieilloti Non-breeding vagrant.
Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami Non-breeding vagrant.
Brown-capped Emerald-Dove Chalcophaps longirostris Non-breeding vagrant.
Domestic Greylag Goose Anser anser domesticus An introduced bird. Common, breeding resident.
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Rare breeding resident/escapee. An introduced species.
Little Button-quail Turnix velox Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Accidental; remains found in a Peregrine Falcon nest in 1994.
Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata Previously extinct, now reintroduced. Rare, breeding resident. Although restricted to the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Sanctuary, the birds are free-flying and so may, in the future, establish wild populations.
Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae Non-breeding vagrant. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Osprey * Pandion haliaetus Non-breeding vagrant. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala Non-breeding vagrant. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Red Knot Calidris canutus Non-breeding vagrant.
Red-chested Button-quail Turnix pyrrhothorax Breeding vagrant.
Spotted Nightjar * Eurostopodus argus Non-breeding vagrant.
Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura Non-breeding vagrant.
Superb Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus superbus Non-breeding vagrant. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis Non-breeding vagrant.
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica Accidental.
White-cheeked Honeyeater Phylidonyris niger Non-breeding vagrant. Suggestion of breeding with New Holland Honeyeater, producing hybrids.
White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina Accidental.
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Non-breeding vagrant.
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Emu Rare, breeding resident.
Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus Quail Uncommon, breeding resident.
Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis Quail Uncommon, breeding resident.
Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis Swan and Ducks Uncommon, breeding visitor.
Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides Swan and Ducks Rare, breeding visitor.
Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata Swan and Ducks Very common, breeding resident.
Black Swan Cygnus atratus Swan and Ducks Common, breeding resident.
Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis Swan and Ducks Rare, breeding resident. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Chestnut Teal Anas castanea Swan and Ducks Uncommon, breeding resident.
Domestic Mallard Anas platyrhynchos domesticus Swan and Ducks Uncommon, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa Swan and Ducks Uncommon, non-breeding visitor. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Grey Teal Anas gracilis Swan and Ducks Very common, breeding resident.
Hardhead Aythya australis Swan and Ducks Common, breeding visitor.
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata domestica Swan and Ducks An introduced bird. Common, breeding resident.
Musk Duck Biziura lobata Swan and Ducks Rare, breeding resident.
Northern Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swan and Ducks An introduced species not yet recorded in the ACT but included here to avoid misclassifications within the Mallard group.
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Swan and Ducks Very common, breeding resident.
Pacific Black Duck x Domestic Mallard Anas superciliosa x Anas platyrhynchos domesticus Swan and Ducks Uncommon, breeding resident.
Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus Swan and Ducks Uncommon, breeding visitor.
Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni Swan and Ducks Non-breeding vagrant.
Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae Grebes, Darter and Cormorants Uncommon, breeding resident.
Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Grebes, Darter and Cormorants Common, breeding resident.
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grebes, Darter and Cormorants Common, breeding resident.
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grebes, Darter and Cormorants Rare, breeding visitor.
Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus Grebes, Darter and Cormorants Common, breeding resident.
Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Grebes, Darter and Cormorants Very common, breeding resident.
Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos Grebes, Darter and Cormorants Very common, breeding resident.
Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius Grebes, Darter and Cormorants Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Non-breeding vagrant. Declared Endangered in NSW and under the EPBC Act.
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