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...
Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus Quail Uncommon, breeding resident.
Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis Old World Warblers Rare, breeding summer migrant.
Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Very common, breeding resident.
Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus Treecreepers Rare, breeding resident. Eastern sub-species declared Vulnerable in the ACT and NSW.
Brown-capped Emerald-Dove Chalcophaps longirostris Non-breeding vagrant.
Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris Honeyeaters Common, breeding resident.
Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans Pigeons and Doves Rare, breeding resident.
Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus Cuckoos Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus Parrots Rare, non-breeding visitor/escapee.
Buff-banded Rail Hypotaenidia philippensis Rails Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Very common, breeding resident.
Bush Stone-curlew Burhinus grallarius Various Water Birds Previously extinct but reintroduced at Mulligans Flat NR as a free-flying population. Rare, breeding resident. Declared Endangered in NSW.
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Uncommon, non-breeding visitor.
Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae Cuckoos Rare, non-breeding summer migrant.
Chestnut Teal Anas castanea Swan and Ducks Uncommon, breeding resident.
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Calamanthus pyrrhopygius Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Rare, breeding resident.
Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza uropygialis Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Cicadabird Edolisoma tenuirostris Cuckoo-shrikes, Figbird and Oriole Rare, breeding summer migrant.
Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus Cockatoos Rare, non-breeding visitor/escapee.
Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus Raptors Common, breeding resident/summer migrant.
Common Blackbird Turdus merula Thrushes, Starlings and Bulbul Common, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera Pigeons and Doves Common, breeding resident.
Common Greenfinch Chloris chloris Finches Uncommon, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Thrushes, Starlings and Bulbul Very common, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Various Water Birds Rare, non-breeding summer migrant.
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Thrushes, Starlings and Bulbul Very common, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus Honeyeaters Uncommon, breeding resident/altitudinal migrant.
Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Pigeons and Doves Very common, breeding resident.
Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Rare, breeding resident.
Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans Parrots Very common, breeding resident.
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant. Declared Endangered in NSW.
Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata Pigeons and Doves Rare, non-breeding visitor/escapee.
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata Finches Uncommon, breeding resident. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis Kookaburra, Kingfishers, Bee-eater and Dollarbird Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Domestic Greylag Goose Anser anser domesticus An introduced bird. Common, breeding resident.
Domestic Mallard Anas platyrhynchos domesticus Swan and Ducks Uncommon, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii Finches Uncommon, breeding resident.
Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa Rails Common, breeding resident.
Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Common, breeding summer migrant. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Eastern Koel Eudynamys orientalis Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius Parrots Very common, breeding resident.
Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Honeyeaters Common, breeding resident.
Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Uncommon, breeding resident.
Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis Robins Common, breeding resident.
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