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...
Yellow-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Very common, breeding resident.
Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
Black Honeyeater Sugomel niger Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant. Eastern sub-species declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris Honeyeaters Common, breeding resident.
Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus Honeyeaters Uncommon, breeding resident/altitudinal migrant.
Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Honeyeaters Common, breeding resident.
Fuscous Honeyeater Ptilotula fusca Honeyeaters Uncommon, breeding resident/autumn migrant.
Lewin’s Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis Honeyeaters Rare, breeding summer migrant.
Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Honeyeaters Uncommon, breeding resident.
Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus Honeyeaters Common, breeding summer migrant.
Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala Honeyeaters Very common, breeding resident.
Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta Honeyeaters Rare, breeding visitor. Declared Vulnerable in the ACT, NSW and under the EPBC Act.
Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata Honeyeaters Very common, breeding resident/autumn migrant.
Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia Honeyeaters Rare, breeding visitor. Declared Endangered in the ACT and Critically Endangered in NSW and under the EPBC Act.
Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta Honeyeaters Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater Glyciphila melanops Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
White-eared Honeyeater Nesoptilotis leucotis Honeyeaters Common, breeding resident/altitudinal migrant.
White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons Honeyeaters Rare, breeding resident. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
White-fronted Honeyeater Purnella albifrons Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus Honeyeaters Very common, breeding resident/summer migrant.
White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata Honeyeaters Common, breeding resident.
Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops Honeyeaters Very common, breeding resident/summer migrant.
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops Honeyeaters Rare, breeding resident.
Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis Robins Common, breeding resident.
Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea Robins Uncommon, breeding resident/altitudinal migrant. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Hooded Robin Melanodryas cucullata Robins Rare, breeding resident. Declared Vulnerable in the ACT, the same status as the south-eastern subspecies in NSW.
Jacky Winter Microeca fascinans Robins Uncommon, breeding resident.
Pink Robin Petroica rodinogaster Robins Rare, non-breeding winter migrant. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Red-capped Robin Petroica goodenovii Robins Uncommon, breeding visitor.
Rose Robin Petroica rosea Robins Uncommon, breeding migrant.
Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang Robins Uncommon, breeding resident/altitudinal migrant. Declared Vulnerable in the ACT and NSW. Species name boodang as per ACT legislation.
Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Non-breeding vagrant.
Crested Shrike-tit Falcunculus frontatus Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Rare, breeding resident.
Eastern Whipbird Psophodes olivaceus Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Uncommon, breeding resident.
Golden Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Common, breeding resident/altitudinal migrant.
Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Common, breeding resident/summer migrant.
Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Common, breeding resident.
Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Non-breeding vagrant. Eastern sub-species declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Leaden Flycatcher Myiagra rubecula Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Common, breeding summer migrant.
Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Very common, breeding resident.
Olive Whistler Pachycephala olivacea Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Uncommon, breeding resident/altitudinal migrant. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Rare, breeding resident.
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