Bird Info

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

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Common Name Scientific Name Family Group Status in ACT More Info...
Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus Parrots Common, breeding resident.
Red-rumped Parrot Psephotus haematonotus Parrots Common, breeding resident.
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus Parrots Non-breeding vagrant/escapee.
Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii Parrots Common, breeding summer migrant. Declared Vulnerable in the ACT, NSW and under the EPBC Act.
Swift Parrot Lathamus discolor Parrots Rare, non-breeding winter migrant. Declared Vulnerable in the ACT, Endangered in NSW and Critically Endangered under the EPBC Act.
Turquoise Parrot Neophema pulchella Parrots Non-breeding vagrant/escapee. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Black-eared Cuckoo Chalcites osculans Cuckoos Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus Cuckoos Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae Cuckoos Rare, non-breeding summer migrant.
Eastern Koel Eudynamys orientalis Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites basalis Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Australian Owlet-nightjar Aegotheles cristatus Nocturnal Birds Common, breeding resident.
Barking Owl Ninox connivens Nocturnal Birds Non-breeding vagrant. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Barn Owl Tyto alba Nocturnal Birds Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Powerful Owl Ninox strenua Nocturnal Birds Rare, breeding resident. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Southern Boobook Ninox boobook Nocturnal Birds Common, breeding resident.
Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides Nocturnal Birds Common, breeding resident.
White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis Nocturnal Birds Rare, breeding summer visitor.
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus Swifts Rare, non-breeding summer migrant.
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Swifts Uncommon, non-breeding summer migrant.
Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus Kookaburra, Kingfishers, Bee-eater and Dollarbird Non-breeding vagrant.
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis Kookaburra, Kingfishers, Bee-eater and Dollarbird Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae Kookaburra, Kingfishers, Bee-eater and Dollarbird Common, breeding resident.
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Kookaburra, Kingfishers, Bee-eater and Dollarbird Common, breeding summer migrant.
Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygius Kookaburra, Kingfishers, Bee-eater and Dollarbird Breeding vagrant.
Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus Kookaburra, Kingfishers, Bee-eater and Dollarbird Common, breeding summer migrant.
Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae Lyrebird Uncommon, breeding resident.
Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus Treecreepers Rare, breeding resident. Eastern sub-species declared Vulnerable in the ACT and NSW.
Red-browed Treecreeper Climacteris erythrops Treecreepers Uncommon, breeding resident.
White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea Treecreepers Common, breeding resident.
Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus Fairy-wren Very common, breeding resident.
Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Rare, winter visitor.
Brown Thornbill Acanthiza pusilla Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Very common, breeding resident.
Buff-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza reguloides Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Very common, 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.
Pilotbird Pycnoptilus floccosus Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Rare, breeding resident.
Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Uncommon, breeding resident.
Speckled Warbler Pyrrholaemus sagittatus Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Uncommon, breeding resident. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Very common, breeding resident/migrant.
Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Very common, breeding resident/migrant.
Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Very common, breeding resident.
Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Common, breeding resident.
Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Common, breeding summer migrant.
White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Very common, breeding resident.
White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Common, breeding summer migrant.
Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Uncommon, breeding resident.
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