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...
Southern Whiteface Aphelocephala leucopsis Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Uncommon, breeding resident.
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 Thornbill Acanthiza uropygialis Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Very common, breeding resident.
Yellow Thornbill Acanthiza nana Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Uncommon, breeding resident.
Striated Thornbill Acanthiza lineata 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.
Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca 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.
Weebill Smicrornis brevirostris Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Common, breeding resident.
Speckled Warbler Pyrrholaemus sagittatus Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Uncommon, breeding resident. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Pilotbird Pycnoptilus floccosus Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Rare, breeding resident.
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Calamanthus pyrrhopygius Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Rare, breeding resident.
White-browed Scrubwren Sericornis frontalis Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Very common, breeding resident.
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis Silvereye Very common, breeding resident/migrant.
Tree Martin Petrochelidon nigricans Swallows and Martins Common, breeding summer migrant.
Fairy Martin Petrochelidon ariel Swallows and Martins Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena Swallows and Martins Very common, breeding resident.
White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna Swallows and Martins Breeding vagrant.
Black Swan Cygnus atratus Swan and Ducks Common, breeding resident.
Pacific Black Duck x Domestic Mallard Anas superciliosa x Anas platyrhynchos domesticus Swan and Ducks Uncommon, breeding resident.
Domestic Mallard Anas platyrhynchos domesticus Swan and Ducks Uncommon, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata domestica Swan and Ducks An introduced bird. Common, breeding resident.
Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni Swan and Ducks Non-breeding vagrant.
Musk Duck Biziura lobata Swan and Ducks Rare, breeding resident.
Freckled Duck Stictonetta naevosa Swan and Ducks Uncommon, non-breeding visitor. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Blue-billed Duck Oxyura australis Swan and Ducks Rare, breeding resident. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides Swan and Ducks Rare, breeding visitor.
Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata Swan and Ducks Very common, breeding resident.
Pink-eared Duck Malacorhynchus membranaceus Swan and Ducks Uncommon, breeding visitor.
Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis Swan and Ducks Uncommon, breeding visitor.
Grey Teal Anas gracilis Swan and Ducks Very common, breeding resident.
Chestnut Teal Anas castanea Swan and Ducks Uncommon, breeding resident.
Northern Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swan and Ducks An introduced species not yet recorded in the ACT but included here to avoid misclassifications within the Mallard group.
Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Swan and Ducks Very common, breeding resident.
Hardhead Aythya australis Swan and Ducks Common, breeding visitor.
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus Swifts Rare, non-breeding summer migrant.
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Swifts Uncommon, non-breeding summer migrant.
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.
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.
Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Various Water Birds Common, breeding resident.
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Various Water Birds Rare, non-breeding visitor.
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