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...
Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Uncommon, breeding resident.
Pied Currawong Strepera graculina Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Very common, breeding resident.
Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Very common, breeding resident.
Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Rare, breeding visitor.
Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Common, breeding resident.
Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Common, breeding summer migrant. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
White-browed Woodswallow Artamus superciliosus Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Masked Woodswallow Artamus personatus Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Rare, breeding summer migrant.
Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Various Water Birds Common, breeding resident.
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Various Water Birds Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant. Declared Endangered in NSW.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Various Water Birds Uncommon, non-breeding summer migrant.
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Various Water Birds Rare, non-breeding summer migrant.
Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Latham’s Snipe Gallinago hardwickii Various Water Birds Common, non-breeding summer migrant.
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.
Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles Various Water Birds Common, breeding resident.
Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus Various Water Birds Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops Various Water Birds Uncommon, breeding resident.
Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus Various Water Birds Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus Various Water Birds Uncommon, non-breeding visitor.
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.
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.
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Thrushes, Starlings and Bulbul Very common, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Thrushes, Starlings and Bulbul Very common, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Thrushes, Starlings and Bulbul Extinct. An introduced species.
Common Blackbird Turdus merula Thrushes, Starlings and Bulbul Common, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Bassian Thrush Zoothera lunulata Thrushes, Starlings and Bulbul Uncommon, breeding resident/altitudinal migrant.
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Thrushes, Starlings and Bulbul Non-breeding vagrant. An introduced species.
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus Swifts Rare, non-breeding summer migrant.
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Swifts Uncommon, non-breeding summer migrant.
Domestic Mallard Anas platyrhynchos domesticus Swan and Ducks Uncommon, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa Swan and Ducks Uncommon, non-breeding visitor. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Black Swan Cygnus atratus Swan and Ducks Common, breeding resident.
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