Australian Capital Territory bird checklist
311 bird species in 69 families have been recorded in Australian Capital Territory, according to eBird; about 248 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
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Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Australian Capital Territory right now
1Rock Pigeon
2Masked Lapwing
3Australian Ibis
4Pacific Black Duck
5Silver Gull
6Galah
7Little Pied Cormorant
8European Starling
9Straw-necked Ibis
10House Sparrow
Australian Capital Territory bird checklist
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Cassowaries and Emu
- Emu
Magpie Goose
- Magpie Goose
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Plumed Whistling-Duck
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Cape Barren Goose
- Freckled Duck
- Black Swan
- Egyptian Goose
- Australian Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Maned Duck
- Australasian Shoveler
- Northern Shoveler
- Pacific Black Duck
- Mallard
- Gray Teal
- Chestnut Teal
- Pink-eared Duck
- Hardhead
- Blue-billed Duck
- Musk Duck
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Brown Quail
- Stubble Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- White-headed Pigeon
- African Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Brown Cuckoo-Dove
- Pacific Emerald Dove
- Common Bronzewing
- Brush Bronzewing
- Crested Pigeon
- Wonga Pigeon
- Diamond Dove
- Peaceful Dove
- Bar-shouldered Dove
Cuckoos
- Pacific Koel
- Channel-billed Cuckoo
- Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
- Black-eared Cuckoo
- Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
- Pallid Cuckoo
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- White-throated Nightjar
Frogmouths
- Tawny Frogmouth
Owlet-nightjars
- Australian Owlet-nightjar
Swifts
- White-throated Needletail
- Pacific Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Lewin's Rail
- Buff-banded Rail
- Black-tailed Nativehen
- Australian Crake
- Dusky Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Australasian Swamphen
- Baillon's Crake
- Spotless Crake
Thick-knees
- Bush Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Pied Stilt
- Red-necked Avocet
Plovers and Lapwings
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Black-fronted Dotterel
- Banded Lapwing
- Masked Lapwing
- Red-kneed Dotterel
- Double-banded Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Australian Painted-Snipe
Sandpipers and Allies
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Latham's Snipe
- Common Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Red-backed Buttonquail
- Little Buttonquail
- Red-chested Buttonquail
- Painted Buttonquail
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Silver Gull
- Australian Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
Grebes
- Australasian Grebe
- Hoary-headed Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
Anhingas
- Australasian Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Little Pied Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- Little Black Cormorant
- Pied Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Australian Ibis
- Straw-necked Ibis
- Royal Spoonbill
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Australasian Bittern
- Black Bittern
- Black-backed Bittern
- Nankeen Night Heron
- Little Egret
- White-faced Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Pacific Heron
- Great Egret
- Plumed Egret
Pelicans
- Australian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-shouldered Kite
- Pacific Baza
- Black-breasted Kite
- Square-tailed Kite
- Little Eagle
- Wedge-tailed Eagle
- Collared Sparrowhawk
- Gray Goshawk
- Brown Goshawk
- Swamp Harrier
- Spotted Harrier
- Black Kite
- Whistling Kite
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Barn-Owls
- Sooty Owl
- Australian Masked-Owl
- Eastern Barn Owl
Owls
- Powerful Owl
- Barking Owl
- Australian Boobook
Bee-eaters
- Rainbow Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Azure Kingfisher
- Laughing Kookaburra
- Red-backed Kingfisher
- Forest Kingfisher
- Sacred Kingfisher
Rollers
- Dollarbird
Falcons and Caracaras
- Nankeen Kestrel
- Australian Hobby
- Brown Falcon
- Black Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
- Glossy Black-Cockatoo
- Cockatiel
- Gang-gang Cockatoo
- Galah
- Pink Cockatoo
- Little Corella
- Long-billed Corella
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Superb Parrot
- Princess Parrot
- Australian King-Parrot
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Blue-winged Parrot
- Turquoise Parrot
- Swift Parrot
- Crimson Rosella
- Eastern Rosella
- Pale-headed Rosella
- Greater Bluebonnet
- Red-rumped Parrot
- Budgerigar
- Little Lorikeet
- Purple-crowned Lorikeet
- Musk Lorikeet
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- Red-collared Lorikeet
- Fischer's Lovebird
Lyrebirds
- Superb Lyrebird
Bowerbirds
- Satin Bowerbird
Australasian Treecreepers
- White-throated Treecreeper
- Red-browed Treecreeper
- Brown Treecreeper
Fairywrens
- Superb Fairywren
Honeyeaters
- Eastern Spinebill
- Pied Honeyeater
- Lewin's Honeyeater
- White-fronted Honeyeater
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater
- Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
- Bell Miner
- Noisy Miner
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
- Little Wattlebird
- Regent Honeyeater
- Red Wattlebird
- Singing Honeyeater
- Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
- White-plumed Honeyeater
- Fuscous Honeyeater
- Crimson Chat
- White-fronted Chat
- Black Honeyeater
- Scarlet Myzomela
- Brown Honeyeater
- Crescent Honeyeater
- New Holland Honeyeater
- White-cheeked Honeyeater
- White-eared Honeyeater
- Blue-faced Honeyeater
- White-naped Honeyeater
- Brown-headed Honeyeater
- Black-chinned Honeyeater
- Striped Honeyeater
- Painted Honeyeater
- Little Friarbird
- Noisy Friarbird
Pardalotes
- Spotted Pardalote
- Striated Pardalote
Thornbills and Allies
- Pilotbird
- Speckled Warbler
- Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
- Weebill
- White-browed Scrubwren
- Southern Whiteface
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill
- Yellow Thornbill
- Striated Thornbill
- Brown Thornbill
- Buff-rumped Thornbill
- Brown Gerygone
- White-throated Gerygone
- Western Gerygone
Pseudo-Babblers
- Gray-crowned Babbler
- White-browed Babbler
Quail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers
- Spotted Quail-thrush
Cuckooshrikes
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike
- White-winged Triller
- Sahul Cicadabird
Sittellas
- Varied Sittella
Whipbirds and Wedgebills
- Eastern Whipbird
Shrike-tits
- Eastern Shrike-tit
Whistlers and Allies
- Gray Shrikethrush
- Olive Whistler
- Gilbert's Whistler
- Golden Whistler
- Rufous Whistler
Old World Orioles
- Olive-backed Oriole
- Australasian Figbird
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
- Masked Woodswallow
- White-browed Woodswallow
- Dusky Woodswallow
- Gray Butcherbird
- Pied Butcherbird
- Australian Magpie
- Pied Currawong
- Gray Currawong
Fantails
- Willie-wagtail
- Australian Rufous Fantail
- Gray Fantail
Drongos
- Spangled Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Black-faced Monarch
- Magpie-lark
- Leaden Flycatcher
- Satin Flycatcher
- Restless Flycatcher
White-winged Chough and Apostlebird
- White-winged Chough
- Apostlebird
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Australian Raven
- Little Raven
Australasian Robins
- Red-capped Robin
- Rose Robin
- Pink Robin
- Flame Robin
- Scarlet Robin
- Jacky-winter
- Hooded Robin
- Eastern Yellow Robin
Larks
- Singing Bushlark
- Eurasian Skylark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Golden-headed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Australian Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Little Grassbird
- Brown Songlark
- Rufous Songlark
- Tawny Grassbird
Swallows
- Welcome Swallow
- Fairy Martin
- Tree Martin
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Silvereye
Starlings
- European Starling
- Common Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Bassian Thrush
- Eurasian Blackbird
Flowerpeckers
- Mistletoebird
Waxbills and Allies
- Diamond Firetail
- Red-browed Firetail
- Plum-headed Finch
- Double-barred Finch
- Zebra Finch
- Gouldian Finch
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Australian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- European Greenfinch
- European Goldfinch
Most common birds in Australian Capital Territory
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Australian Capital Territory’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Australian IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- HardheadAythya australis
Largest bird families in Australian Capital Territory
Among its regular birds.
- Honeyeaters28
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl16
- Old World Parrots14
- Thornbills and Allies12
- Pigeons and Doves10
- Sandpipers and Allies10
- Rails, Gallinules, and Coots9
- Cockatoos8
Reported in the last 30 days
187 species reported to eBird in Australian Capital Territory in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Indian Peafowl, Australian Boobook, Australian King-Parrot, Red Wattlebird, Galah, Crimson Rosella, Pacific Koel, Crested Pigeon, Spotted Dove, Common Myna, Magpie-lark, Masked Lapwing, Australian Ibis, European Starling, Australian Magpie, Australian Raven, House Sparrow, Welcome Swallow, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Straw-necked Ibis, Silver Gull, Rock Pigeon, Superb Fairywren, Brown Falcon, Yellow-rumped Thornbill, Pied Currawong, Noisy Miner, Laughing Kookaburra, Spotted Pardalote, Noisy Friarbird, Musk Lorikeet, Buff-rumped Thornbill, Black-faced Cuckooshrike, Eastern Rosella, Willie-wagtail, Weebill, Rainbow Lorikeet, Pacific Black Duck, Maned Duck, Little Pied Cormorant, …
Get to know some of them
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Welcome Swallow
Spotted Dove
Magpie-lark
Australian Magpie
Eurasian Coot
Crested Pigeon
Little Black Cormorant
Australasian Grebe
Hardhead
Red Wattlebird
Gray Teal
Common Myna
Australasian Swamphen