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...
Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides Raptors Uncommon, breeding resident. Declared Vulnerable in the ACT and NSW.
Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax Raptors Common, breeding resident.
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans Raptors Rare, breeding resident.
Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis Raptors Rare, non-breeding visitor. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Grey Goshawk Accipiter novaehollandiae Raptors Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Collared Sparrowhawk Accipiter cirrocephalus Raptors Common, breeding resident/summer migrant.
Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus Raptors Common, breeding resident.
Black Kite Milvus migrans Raptors Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Raptors Uncommon, breeding resident.
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Raptors Uncommon, breeding visitor.
Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus Raptors Non-breeding vagrant.
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris Raptors Uncommon, breeding resident.
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Rails Very common, breeding resident.
Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa Rails Common, breeding resident.
Black-tailed Native-hen Tribonyx ventralis Rails Non-breeding vagrant.
Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis Rails Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Australian Spotted Crake Porzana fluminea Rails Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Baillon’s Crake Zapornia pusilla Rails Rare, non-breeding summer migrant.
Buff-banded Rail Hypotaenidia philippensis Rails Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Lewin’s Rail Lewinia pectoralis Rails Rare, breeding visitor.
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Rails Very common, breeding resident.
Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus Quail Uncommon, breeding resident.
Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis Quail Uncommon, breeding resident.
Plains-wanderer Pedionomus torquatus Plains-wanderer Extinct. Declared Endangered in NSW.
Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca Pigeons and Doves Rare, breeding resident.
Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis Pigeons and Doves Non-breeding vagrant.
Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida Pigeons and Doves Rare, non-breeding resident.
Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata Pigeons and Doves Rare, non-breeding visitor/escapee.
Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Pigeons and Doves Very common, breeding resident.
Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans Pigeons and Doves Rare, breeding resident.
Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera Pigeons and Doves Common, breeding resident.
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Pigeons and Doves Uncommon, breeding resident. An introduced species.
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.
Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Uncommon, non-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.
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 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.
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Rare, non-breeding visitor.
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Common, breeding resident.
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 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.
Great Egret Ardea alba Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Uncommon, non-breeding visitor.
White-necked Heron Ardea pacifica Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Uncommon, 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.
Australian Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Rare, breeding visitor.
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Non-breeding vagrant . Declared Endangered in NSW.
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.
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