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...
Australian Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Rare, breeding visitor.
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Common, non-breeding visitor.
Australian White Ibis Threskiornis moluccus Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Common, breeding resident.
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Non-breeding vagrant . Declared Endangered in NSW.
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Uncommon, non-breeding visitor.
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Great Egret Ardea alba Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Uncommon, non-breeding visitor.
Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Nankeen Night-Heron Nycticorax caledonicus Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Uncommon, breeding visitor.
Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Uncommon, breeding visitor.
Straw-necked Ibis Threskiornis spinicollis Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Common, non-breeding visitor.
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Common, breeding resident.
White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Uncommon, breeding visitor.
Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Uncommon, non-breeding visitor.
Australian Hobby Falco longipennis Raptors Common, breeding resident/summer migrant.
Black Falcon Falco subniger Raptors Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Black Kite Milvus migrans Raptors Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris Raptors Uncommon, breeding resident.
Brown Falcon Falco berigora Raptors Uncommon, breeding resident.
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus Raptors Common, breeding resident.
Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus Raptors Common, breeding resident/summer migrant.
Grey Falcon Falco hypoleucos Raptors Non-breeding vagrant. Declared Endangered in NSW.
Grey Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae Raptors Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus Raptors Non-breeding vagrant.
Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides Raptors Uncommon, breeding resident. Declared Vulnerable in the ACT and NSW.
Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides Raptors Uncommon, breeding resident.
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Raptors Uncommon, breeding resident.
Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis Raptors Rare, non-breeding visitor. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans Raptors Rare, breeding resident.
Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax Raptors Common, breeding resident.
Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Raptors Uncommon, breeding resident.
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Raptors Uncommon, breeding visitor.
Australian Bustard Ardeotis australis Brolga and Bustard Extinct. Declared Endangered in NSW.
Brolga Antigone rubicunda Brolga and Bustard Extinct. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Australian Spotted Crake Porzana fluminea Rails Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Baillon’s Crake Zapornia pusilla Rails Rare, non-breeding summer migrant.
Black-tailed Native-hen Tribonyx ventralis Rails Non-breeding vagrant.
Buff-banded Rail Hypotaenidia philippensis Rails Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa Rails Common, breeding resident.
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Rails Very common, breeding resident.
Lewin’s Rail Lewinia pectoralis Rails Rare, breeding visitor.
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Rails Very common, breeding resident.
Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis Rails Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Painted Button-quail Turnix varius Button-quail Uncommon, breeding resident.
Plains-wanderer Pedionomus torquatus Plains-wanderer Extinct. Declared Endangered in NSW.
Australian Painted-snipe Rostratula australis Various Water Birds Rare, non-breeding visitor. Declared Endangered in NSW and under the EPBC Act.
Banded Lapwing Vanellus tricolor Various Water Birds Rare, breeding visitor.
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops Various Water Birds Uncommon, breeding resident.
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