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...
Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus Various Water Birds Uncommon, non-breeding visitor.
Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides Raptors Uncommon, breeding resident. Declared Vulnerable in the ACT and NSW.
Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus Raptors Uncommon, breeding resident.
White-bellied Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster Raptors Uncommon, breeding visitor.
Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Very common, breeding resident.
Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta Honeyeaters Rare, breeding visitor. Declared Vulnerable in the ACT, NSW and under the EPBC Act.
Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Very common, breeding resident.
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater Glyciphila melanops Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
Little Lorikeet Glossopsitta pusilla Parrots Rare, non-breeding visitor. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Purple-crowned Lorikeet Glossopsitta porphyrocephala Non-breeding vagrant. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Musk Lorikeet Glossopsitta concinna Parrots Rare, non-breeding visitor.
White-throated Gerygone Gerygone olivacea Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Common, breeding summer migrant.
Brown Gerygone Gerygone mouki Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Rare, winter visitor.
Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Common, breeding summer migrant.
Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida Pigeons and Doves Rare, non-breeding resident.
Bar-shouldered Dove Geopelia humeralis Pigeons and Doves Non-breeding vagrant.
Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata Pigeons and Doves Rare, non-breeding visitor/escapee.
Common Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa Rails Common, breeding resident.
Latham’s Snipe Gallinago hardwickii Various Water Birds Common, non-breeding summer migrant.
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Rails Very common, breeding resident.
Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Rare, breeding resident.
Black Falcon Falco subniger Raptors Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Raptors Uncommon, breeding resident.
Australian Hobby Falco longipennis Raptors Common, breeding resident/summer migrant.
Grey Falcon Falco hypoleucos Raptors Non-breeding vagrant. Declared Endangered in NSW.
Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides Raptors Uncommon, breeding resident.
Brown Falcon Falco berigora Raptors Uncommon, breeding resident.
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis Kookaburra, Kingfishers, Bee-eater and Dollarbird Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
White-throated Nightjar Eurostopodus mystacalis Nocturnal Birds Rare, breeding summer visitor.
Spotted Nightjar * Eurostopodus argus Non-breeding vagrant.
Eastern Koel Eudynamys orientalis Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus Various Water Birds Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons Honeyeaters Rare, breeding resident. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Non-breeding vagrant . Declared Endangered in NSW.
Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis Robins Common, breeding resident.
Galah Eolophus roseicapilla Cockatoos Very common, breeding resident.
Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
Black-fronted Dotterel Elseyornis melanops Various Water Birds Uncommon, breeding resident.
Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus Raptors Non-breeding vagrant.
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris Raptors Uncommon, breeding resident.
White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Common, breeding resident.
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Pelican, Egrets, Herons, Ibis, Spoonbills and Storks Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Cicadabird Edolisoma tenuirostris Cuckoo-shrikes, Figbird and Oriole Rare, breeding summer migrant.
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Emu Rare, breeding resident.
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus bracteatus Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Non breeding vagrant.
Mistletoebird Dicaeum hirundinaceum Mistletoebird Common, breeding summer migrant.
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