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...
Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
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.
Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala Honeyeaters Very common, breeding resident.
Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
White-fronted Honeyeater Purnella albifrons Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata Honeyeaters Common, breeding resident.
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops Honeyeaters Rare, breeding resident.
White-eared Honeyeater Nesoptilotis leucotis Honeyeaters Common, breeding resident/altitudinal migrant.
Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
Fuscous Honeyeater Ptilotula fusca Honeyeaters Uncommon, breeding resident/autumn migrant.
Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops Honeyeaters Very common, breeding resident/summer migrant.
Lewin’s Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii Honeyeaters Non-breeding vagrant.
Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Honeyeaters Common, breeding resident.
Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Grebes, Darter and Cormorants Common, breeding resident.
Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus Grebes, Darter and Cormorants Common, breeding resident.
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Grebes, Darter and Cormorants Rare, breeding visitor.
Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae Grebes, Darter and Cormorants Uncommon, breeding resident.
Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos Grebes, Darter and Cormorants Very common, breeding resident.
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grebes, Darter and Cormorants Common, breeding resident.
Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Grebes, Darter and Cormorants Very common, breeding resident.
Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius Grebes, Darter and Cormorants Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Common Greenfinch Chloris chloris Finches Uncommon, breeding resident. An introduced species.
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Finches Common, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Finches Extinct. An introduced species.
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Finches Common, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata Finches Uncommon, breeding resident. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis Finches Common, breeding resident.
Plum-headed Finch Neochmia modesta Finches Non-breeding vagrant/escapee.
Double-barred Finch Taeniopygia bichenovii Finches Uncommon, breeding resident.
Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata Finches Rare, breeding visitor/escapee.
Superb Fairy-wren Malurus cyaneus Fairy-wren Very common, breeding resident.
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Emu Rare, breeding resident.
Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus Cuckoos Uncommon, breeding summer migrant.
Fan-tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Pallid Cuckoo Heteroscenes pallidus Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Black-eared Cuckoo Chalcites osculans Cuckoos Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites basalis Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae Cuckoos Rare, non-breeding summer migrant.
Eastern Koel Eudynamys orientalis Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Olive-backed Oriole Oriolus sagittatus Cuckoo-shrikes, Figbird and Oriole Common, breeding summer migrant.
White-winged Triller Lalage tricolor Cuckoo-shrikes, Figbird and Oriole Uncommon, breeding summer migrant. Declared Vulnerable in the ACT.
Cicadabird Edolisoma tenuirostris Cuckoo-shrikes, Figbird and Oriole Rare, breeding summer migrant.
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike Coracina papuensis Cuckoo-shrikes, Figbird and Oriole Rare, non-breeding autumn migrant.
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae Cuckoo-shrikes, Figbird and Oriole Common, breeding resident/summer migrant.
Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus Cockatoos Rare, non-breeding visitor/escapee.
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Cockatoos Very common, breeding resident.
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