New South Wales bird checklist
623 bird species in 98 families have been recorded in New South Wales, according to eBird; about 495 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 New South Wales right now
1Pacific Black Duck
2Great Egret
3Silver Gull
4Australian Ibis
5Eurasian Coot
6Australasian Swamphen
7Nankeen Night Heron
8Masked Lapwing
9Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
10Rock Pigeon
New South Wales bird checklist
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Ostriches
- Common Ostrich
Cassowaries and Emu
- Emu
Magpie Goose
- Magpie Goose
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Plumed Whistling-Duck
- Wandering Whistling-Duck
- Graylag Goose
- Canada Goose
- Cape Barren Goose
- Freckled Duck
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Radjah Shelduck
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Australian Shelduck
- Paradise Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Green Pygmy-Goose
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Mandarin Duck
- Maned Duck
- Garganey
- Australasian Shoveler
- Northern Shoveler
- Pacific Black Duck
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Gray Teal
- Chestnut Teal
- Pink-eared Duck
- Hardhead
- Blue-billed Duck
- Musk Duck
Megapodes
- Australian Brushturkey
- Malleefowl
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- California Quail
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Golden Pheasant
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Brown Quail
- Blue-breasted Quail
- Stubble Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- White-headed Pigeon
- African Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Brown Cuckoo-Dove
- Namaqua Dove
- Pacific Emerald Dove
- Common Bronzewing
- Brush Bronzewing
- Flock Bronzewing
- Crested Pigeon
- Spinifex Pigeon
- Squatter Pigeon
- Wonga Pigeon
- Diamond Dove
- Peaceful Dove
- Bar-shouldered Dove
- Wompoo Fruit-Dove
- Superb Fruit-Dove
- Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
- Torresian Imperial-Pigeon
- Topknot Pigeon
Bustards
- Australian Bustard
Cuckoos
- Pheasant Coucal
- Pacific Koel
- Channel-billed Cuckoo
- Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
- Black-eared Cuckoo
- Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
- Little Bronze-Cuckoo
- Pallid Cuckoo
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo
- Oriental Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Spotted Nightjar
- White-throated Nightjar
Frogmouths
- Tawny Frogmouth
- Marbled Frogmouth
Owlet-nightjars
- Australian Owlet-nightjar
Swifts
- White-throated Needletail
- Pacific Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Lewin's Rail
- Lord Howe Rail
- Buff-banded Rail
- Black-tailed Nativehen
- Australian Crake
- Dusky Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Australasian Swamphen
- White-browed Crake
- Pale-vented Bush-hen
- Baillon's Crake
- Spotless Crake
Cranes
- Brolga
Thick-knees
- Beach Thick-knee
- Bush Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Pied Stilt
- Banded Stilt
- Red-necked Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Pied Oystercatcher
- South Island Oystercatcher
- Sooty Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Semipalmated Plover
- Hooded Plover
- Black-fronted Dotterel
- Little Ringed Plover
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Banded Lapwing
- Masked Lapwing
- Red-kneed Dotterel
- Inland Dotterel
- Oriental Plover
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Double-banded Plover
- Red-capped Plover
- Kentish Plover
Plains-wanderer
- Plains-wanderer
Painted-Snipes
- Australian Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Comb-crested Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Little Curlew
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- Latham's Snipe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Wandering Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Red-backed Buttonquail
- Little Buttonquail
- Red-chested Buttonquail
- Painted Buttonquail
- Black-breasted Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Australian Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Brown Skua
- South Polar Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Sabine's Gull
- Silver Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Pacific Gull
- Kelp Gull
- Blue-billed White-Tern
- Brown Noddy
- Black Noddy
- Gray Noddy
- Aleutian Tern
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Australian Fairy Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Australian Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black-fronted Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Black-naped Tern
- Roseate Tern
- White-fronted Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Grebes
- Australasian Grebe
- Hoary-headed Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
- Red-tailed Tropicbird
Penguins
- Little Penguin
- Fiordland Penguin
- Macaroni Penguin
Albatrosses
- Northern Royal Albatross
- Southern Royal Albatross
- Snowy Albatross
- Tristan Albatross
- Antipodean Albatross
- Amsterdam Albatross
- Sooty Albatross
- Light-mantled Albatross
- Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
- Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
- Gray-headed Albatross
- Buller's Albatross
- White-capped Albatross
- Salvin's Albatross
- Chatham Albatross
- Black-browed Albatross
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
- Gray-backed Storm-Petrel
- White-faced Storm-Petrel
- White-bellied Storm-Petrel
- New Zealand Storm-Petrel
- New Caledonian Storm-Petrel
- Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
- Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel
- Tristram's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Southern Giant-Petrel
- Northern Giant-Petrel
- Southern Fulmar
- Pintado Petrel
- Kerguelen Petrel
- Gray-faced Petrel
- Kermadec Petrel
- Herald Petrel
- Providence Petrel
- Soft-plumaged Petrel
- Barau's Petrel
- White-headed Petrel
- Mottled Petrel
- Juan Fernandez Petrel
- White-necked Petrel
- Black-winged Petrel
- Cook's Petrel
- Gould's Petrel
- Collared Petrel
- Blue Petrel
- Fairy Prion
- Salvin's Prion
- Antarctic Prion
- Slender-billed Prion
- Fulmar Prion
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Tahiti Petrel
- Gray Petrel
- White-chinned Petrel
- Parkinson's Petrel
- Westland Petrel
- Streaked Shearwater
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Buller's Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
- Hutton's Shearwater
- Newell's Shearwater
- Fluttering Shearwater
- Little Shearwater
- Tropical Shearwater
- Common Diving-Petrel
Storks
- Black-necked Stork
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Australasian Gannet
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Cocos Booby
- Masked Booby
Anhingas
- Australasian Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Little Pied Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- Little Black Cormorant
- Pied Cormorant
- Black-faced 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
- Pacific Reef-Heron
- Little Egret
- Pied Heron
- White-faced Heron
- Little Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Pacific Heron
- Great Egret
- Plumed Egret
Pelicans
- Australian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-shouldered Kite
- Letter-winged 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
- Brahminy Kite
- Whistling Kite
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Barn-Owls
- Sooty Owl
- Australian Masked-Owl
- Australasian Grass-Owl
- Eastern Barn Owl
Owls
- Powerful Owl
- Barking Owl
- Australian Boobook
- Morepork
Bee-eaters
- Rainbow Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Azure Kingfisher
- Laughing Kookaburra
- Red-backed Kingfisher
- Forest Kingfisher
- Torresian Kingfisher
- Sacred Kingfisher
Rollers
- Dollarbird
Falcons and Caracaras
- Nankeen Kestrel
- Australian Hobby
- Brown Falcon
- Gray Falcon
- Black Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
- Red-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
- Regent Parrot
- Princess Parrot
- Australian King-Parrot
- Red-winged Parrot
- Papuan Eclectus
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Derbyan Parakeet
- Ground Parrot
- Bourke's Parrot
- Blue-winged Parrot
- Orange-bellied Parrot
- Turquoise Parrot
- Scarlet-chested Parrot
- Swift Parrot
- Norfolk Island Parakeet
- Australian Ringneck
- Crimson Rosella
- Eastern Rosella
- Pale-headed Rosella
- Greater Bluebonnet
- Red-rumped Parrot
- Mulga Parrot
- Budgerigar
- Little Lorikeet
- Purple-crowned Lorikeet
- Musk Lorikeet
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- Red-collared Lorikeet
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Monk Parakeet
- Black-headed Parrot
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Blue-throated Macaw
- Scarlet Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
Pittas
- Noisy Pitta
Lyrebirds
- Albert's Lyrebird
- Superb Lyrebird
Scrub-birds
- Rufous Scrub-bird
Bowerbirds
- Green Catbird
- Regent Bowerbird
- Satin Bowerbird
- Spotted Bowerbird
- Great Bowerbird
Australasian Treecreepers
- White-throated Treecreeper
- White-browed Treecreeper
- Red-browed Treecreeper
- Brown Treecreeper
Fairywrens
- Gray Grasswren
- Striated Grasswren
- Thick-billed Grasswren
- Eyrean Grasswren
- Southern Emuwren
- Purple-backed Fairywren
- Variegated Fairywren
- Splendid Fairywren
- Superb Fairywren
- White-winged Fairywren
- Red-backed Fairywren
Honeyeaters
- Eastern Spinebill
- Pied Honeyeater
- Lewin's Honeyeater
- White-fronted Honeyeater
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater
- Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
- Bell Miner
- Noisy Miner
- Yellow-throated Miner
- Black-eared Miner
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
- Little Wattlebird
- Regent Honeyeater
- Red Wattlebird
- Mangrove Honeyeater
- Singing Honeyeater
- Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
- White-plumed Honeyeater
- Fuscous Honeyeater
- Gray-fronted Honeyeater
- Gibberbird
- Yellow Chat
- Crimson Chat
- Orange Chat
- White-fronted Chat
- Black Honeyeater
- Dusky Myzomela
- Scarlet Myzomela
- Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
- Brown Honeyeater
- Crescent Honeyeater
- New Holland Honeyeater
- White-cheeked Honeyeater
- White-eared Honeyeater
- Blue-faced Honeyeater
- White-throated Honeyeater
- White-naped Honeyeater
- Brown-headed Honeyeater
- Black-chinned Honeyeater
- Striped Honeyeater
- Painted Honeyeater
- Little Friarbird
- Noisy Friarbird
Bristlebirds
- Eastern Bristlebird
Pardalotes
- Spotted Pardalote
- Red-browed Pardalote
- Striated Pardalote
Thornbills and Allies
- Pilotbird
- Redthroat
- Speckled Warbler
- Shy Heathwren
- Chestnut-rumped Heathwren
- Striated Fieldwren
- Rufous Fieldwren
- Weebill
- Yellow-throated Scrubwren
- Rockwarbler
- White-browed Scrubwren
- Large-billed Scrubwren
- Southern Whiteface
- Banded Whiteface
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill
- Yellow Thornbill
- Striated Thornbill
- Inland Thornbill
- Brown Thornbill
- Slaty-backed Thornbill
- Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
- Buff-rumped Thornbill
- Brown Gerygone
- White-throated Gerygone
- Mangrove Gerygone
- Western Gerygone
Pseudo-Babblers
- Gray-crowned Babbler
- White-browed Babbler
- Hall's Babbler
- Chestnut-crowned Babbler
Logrunners
- Australian Logrunner
Quail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers
- Spotted Quail-thrush
- Chestnut Quail-thrush
- Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush
- Cinnamon Quail-thrush
Cuckooshrikes
- Ground Cuckooshrike
- Barred Cuckooshrike
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike
- White-bellied Cuckooshrike
- White-winged Triller
- Varied Triller
- Sahul Cicadabird
Sittellas
- Varied Sittella
Whipbirds and Wedgebills
- Eastern Whipbird
- Chirruping Wedgebill
Australo-Papuan Bellbirds
- Crested Bellbird
Shrike-tits
- Eastern Shrike-tit
Whistlers and Allies
- Gray Shrikethrush
- Little Shrikethrush
- Olive Whistler
- Red-lored Whistler
- Gilbert's Whistler
- Golden Whistler
- Rufous Whistler
Old World Orioles
- Olive-backed Oriole
- Australasian Figbird
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
- White-breasted Woodswallow
- Masked Woodswallow
- White-browed Woodswallow
- Black-faced Woodswallow
- Dusky Woodswallow
- Little Woodswallow
- Gray Butcherbird
- Pied Butcherbird
- Australian Magpie
- Pied Currawong
- Gray Currawong
Fantails
- Willie-wagtail
- Australian Rufous Fantail
- Gray Fantail
Drongos
- Spangled Drongo
Birds-of-Paradise
- Paradise Riflebird
Monarch Flycatchers
- White-eared Monarch
- Black-faced Monarch
- Australian Spectacled Monarch
- Magpie-lark
- Leaden Flycatcher
- Satin Flycatcher
- Restless Flycatcher
- Shining Flycatcher
White-winged Chough and Apostlebird
- White-winged Chough
- Apostlebird
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- House Crow
- Torresian Crow
- Little Crow
- Australian Raven
- Little Raven
- Forest Raven
Australasian Robins
- Red-capped Robin
- Rose Robin
- Pink Robin
- Flame Robin
- Scarlet Robin
- Jacky-winter
- Southern Scrub-Robin
- Hooded Robin
- Eastern Yellow Robin
- Pale-yellow Robin
Larks
- Singing Bushlark
- Eurasian Skylark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Golden-headed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Oriental Reed Warbler
- Australian Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Spinifexbird
- Little Grassbird
- Brown Songlark
- Rufous Songlark
- Tawny Grassbird
Swallows
- White-backed Swallow
- Welcome Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Fairy Martin
- Tree Martin
Bulbuls
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Silvereye
- Robust White-eye
Starlings
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Common Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Bassian Thrush
- Russet-tailed Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Eurasian Blackbird
Flowerpeckers
- Mistletoebird
Weavers and Allies
- White-winged Widowbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Diamond Firetail
- Beautiful Firetail
- Crimson Finch
- Red-browed Firetail
- Painted Firetail
- Plum-headed Finch
- Double-barred Finch
- Zebra Finch
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Chestnut-breasted Munia
- Gouldian Finch
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Australian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- European Greenfinch
- Yellow Canary
- Redpoll
- European Goldfinch
Most common birds in New South Wales
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 New South Wales’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Australian IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Magpie-larkGrallina cyanoleuca
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
Largest bird families in New South Wales
Among its regular birds.
- Honeyeaters41
- Sandpipers and Allies24
- Old World Parrots23
- Shearwaters and Petrels23
- Thornbills and Allies23
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers22
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl21
- Pigeons and Doves19
Reported in the last 30 days
458 species reported to eBird in New South Wales in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Powerful Owl, Tawny Frogmouth, Pacific Black Duck, Maned Duck, Australian Boobook, Crested Pigeon, Pied Butcherbird, Crimson Rosella, Great Egret, Nankeen Night Heron, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Galah, Purple-backed Fairywren, Dollarbird, Gray Shrikethrush, Australian Ibis, Noisy Miner, Australian Magpie, Noisy Friarbird, Magpie-lark, White-plumed Honeyeater, Silver Gull, Great Cormorant, Australian Brushturkey, Willie-wagtail, Lewin's Honeyeater, Forest Kingfisher, Eurasian Coot, White-breasted Woodswallow, Olive-backed Oriole, Variegated Fairywren, Australasian Swamphen, Superb Fairywren, Rainbow Bee-eater, Red-backed Fairywren, Emu, Black Kite, Banded Lapwing, Blue-winged Parrot, Masked Lapwing, …
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Great Cormorant
White-faced Heron
Little Pied Cormorant
Galah
Little Black Cormorant
Straw-necked Ibis
Australian Magpie
Magpie-lark
Australasian Grebe
House Sparrow
Maned Duck
Black Kite
Gray Teal
Australian Pelican