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.
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Common Name Scientific Name Family Group Status in ACT More Info...
Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo Cacatua leadbeateri Cockatoos Non-breeding escapee. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Little Corella Cacatua sanguinea Cockatoos Very common, breeding resident.
Long-billed Corella Cacatua tenuirostris Cockatoos Uncommon, breeding resident/escapee.
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus Cuckoos Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata domestica Swan and Ducks An introduced bird. Common, breeding resident.
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Calamanthus pyrrhopygius Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Rare, breeding resident.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Various Water Birds Uncommon, non-breeding summer migrant.
Red Knot Calidris canutus Non-breeding vagrant.
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant. Declared Endangered in NSW.
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops Honeyeaters Very common, breeding resident/summer migrant.
Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum Cockatoos Common, breeding resident/altitudinal migrant. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Glossy Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami Cockatoos Rare, breeding visitor. Declared Vulnerable in the ACT and NSW.
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Finches Common, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus Kookaburra, Kingfishers, Bee-eater and Dollarbird Non-breeding vagrant.
Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites basalis Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Black-eared Cuckoo Chalcites osculans Cuckoos Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Brown-capped Emerald-Dove Chalcophaps longirostris Non-breeding vagrant.
Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus Various Water Birds Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata Swan and Ducks Very common, breeding resident.
White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna Swallows and Martins Breeding vagrant.
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Various Water Birds Rare, non-breeding visitor.
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Non-breeding vagrant.
Common Greenfinch Chloris chloris Finches Uncommon, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Various Water Birds Common, breeding resident.
Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis Old World Warblers Rare, breeding summer migrant.
Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi Old World Warblers Common, breeding summer migrant.
Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis Non-breeding vagrant.
Spotted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma punctatum Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Uncommon, breeding resident.
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans Raptors Rare, breeding resident.
Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis Raptors Rare, non-breeding visitor. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis Old World Warblers Uncommon, breeding resident.
Red-browed Treecreeper Climacteris erythrops Treecreepers Uncommon, breeding resident.
Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus Treecreepers Rare, breeding resident. Eastern sub-species declared Vulnerable in the ACT and NSW.
Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Common, breeding resident.
White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela Pigeons and Doves Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Rock Dove Columba livia Pigeons and Doves Very common, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae Cuckoo-shrikes, Figbird and Oriole Common, breeding resident/summer migrant.
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis Cuckoo-shrikes, Figbird and Oriole Rare, non-breeding autumn migrant.
White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos Bowerbird, Ravens, Chough and Apostlebird Very common, breeding resident.
White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea Treecreepers Common, breeding resident.
Australian Raven Corvus coronoides Bowerbird, Ravens, Chough and Apostlebird Very common, breeding resident.
Little Raven Corvus mellori Bowerbird, Ravens, Chough and Apostlebird Uncommon, breeding resident/winter migrant.
Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis Quail Uncommon, breeding resident.
Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Rare, breeding visitor.
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