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...
Plumed Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna eytoni Swan and Ducks Non-breeding vagrant.
Varied Sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Uncommon, breeding resident . Declared Vulnerable in the ACT and NSW.
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae Kookaburra, Kingfishers, Bee-eater and Dollarbird Common, breeding resident.
Black Swan Cygnus atratus Swan and Ducks Common, breeding resident.
Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Common, breeding resident.
Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis Woodswallows, Butcherbirds, Currawongs and Magpie Rare, breeding visitor.
Stubble Quail Coturnix pectoralis Quail Uncommon, breeding resident.
Little Raven Corvus mellori Bowerbird, Ravens, Chough and Apostlebird Uncommon, breeding resident/winter migrant.
Australian Raven Corvus coronoides Bowerbird, Ravens, Chough and Apostlebird Very common, breeding resident.
White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea Treecreepers Common, breeding resident.
White-winged Chough Corcorax melanorhamphos Bowerbird, Ravens, Chough and Apostlebird Very common, breeding resident.
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.
Rock Dove Columba livia Pigeons and Doves Very common, breeding resident. An introduced species.
White-headed Pigeon Columba leucomela Pigeons and Doves Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Common, breeding resident.
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.
Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis Old World Warblers Uncommon, breeding resident.
Spotted Harrier Circus assimilis Raptors Rare, non-breeding visitor. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Swamp Harrier Circus approximans Raptors Rare, breeding resident.
Spotted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma punctatum Babblers, Sittella, Whistlers and Flycatchers Uncommon, breeding resident.
Tawny Grassbird Cincloramphus timoriensis Non-breeding vagrant.
Rufous Songlark Cincloramphus mathewsi Old World Warblers Common, breeding summer migrant.
Brown Songlark Cincloramphus cruralis Old World Warblers Rare, breeding summer migrant.
Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Various Water Birds Common, breeding resident.
Common Greenfinch Chloris chloris Finches Uncommon, breeding resident. An introduced species.
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Non-breeding vagrant.
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Various Water Birds Rare, non-breeding visitor.
White-backed Swallow Cheramoeca leucosterna Swallows and Martins Breeding vagrant.
Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata Swan and Ducks Very common, breeding resident.
Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus Various Water Birds Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Brown-capped Emerald-Dove Chalcophaps longirostris Non-breeding vagrant.
Black-eared Cuckoo Chalcites osculans Cuckoos Rare, non-breeding visitor.
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo Chalcites basalis Cuckoos Common, breeding summer migrant.
Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus Kookaburra, Kingfishers, Bee-eater and Dollarbird Non-breeding vagrant.
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Finches Common, breeding resident. An introduced species.
Glossy Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami Cockatoos Rare, breeding visitor. Declared Vulnerable in the ACT and NSW.
Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum Cockatoos Common, breeding resident/altitudinal migrant. Declared Vulnerable in NSW.
Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops Honeyeaters Very common, breeding resident/summer migrant.
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant.
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Various Water Birds Non-breeding vagrant. Declared Endangered in NSW.
Red Knot Calidris canutus Non-breeding vagrant.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Various Water Birds Uncommon, non-breeding summer migrant.
Chestnut-rumped Heathwren Calamanthus pyrrhopygius Scrubwrens, Gerygones, Thornbills, Pardalotes and allied birds Rare, breeding resident.
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata domestica Swan and Ducks An introduced bird. Common, breeding resident.
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