Tasmania bird checklist
345 bird species in 69 families have been recorded in Tasmania, according to eBird; about 277 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 Tasmania right now
1Pacific Black Duck
2Australian Pelican
3Great Egret
4Great Crested Tern
5European Starling
6Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
7Gray Teal
8Little Pied Cormorant
9Masked Lapwing
10Silver Gull
Tasmania bird checklist
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Cassowaries and Emu
- Emu
Magpie Goose
- Magpie Goose
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Wandering Whistling-Duck
- Graylag Goose
- Cape Barren Goose
- Freckled Duck
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Australian Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Maned Duck
- Australasian Shoveler
- Pacific Black Duck
- Mallard
- Gray Teal
- Chestnut Teal
- Pink-eared Duck
- Hardhead
- New Zealand Scaup
- Blue-billed Duck
- Musk Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- California Quail
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Brown Quail
- Stubble Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- White-headed Pigeon
- African Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Common Bronzewing
- Brush Bronzewing
- Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove
- Topknot Pigeon
Cuckoos
- Pacific Koel
- Channel-billed Cuckoo
- Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
- Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
- Pallid Cuckoo
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo
- Sahul Brush Cuckoo
Frogmouths
- Tawny Frogmouth
Owlet-nightjars
- Australian Owlet-nightjar
Swifts
- White-throated Needletail
- Pacific Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Lewin's Rail
- Weka
- Buff-banded Rail
- Black-tailed Nativehen
- Tasmanian Nativehen
- Australian Crake
- Dusky Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Australasian Swamphen
- Baillon's Crake
- Spotless Crake
Stilts and Avocets
- Pied Stilt
- Banded Stilt
- Red-necked Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Pied Oystercatcher
- South Island Oystercatcher
- Sooty Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Hooded Plover
- Black-fronted Dotterel
- Banded Lapwing
- Masked Lapwing
- Red-kneed Dotterel
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Double-banded Plover
- Red-capped Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Latham's Snipe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Red-necked Stint
- Sanderling
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Painted Buttonquail
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Brown Skua
- South Polar Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Silver Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Pacific Gull
- Kelp Gull
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Australian Fairy Tern
- Australian Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Antarctic Tern
- Common Tern
- White-fronted Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Grebes
- Australasian Grebe
- Hoary-headed Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
Tropicbirds
- Red-tailed Tropicbird
Penguins
- King Penguin
- Adelie Penguin
- Gentoo Penguin
- Chinstrap Penguin
- Little Penguin
- Fiordland Penguin
- Erect-crested Penguin
- Macaroni Penguin
- Royal Penguin
- Eastern Rockhopper Penguin
- Moseley's Rockhopper Penguin
- Snares Penguin
Albatrosses
- Northern Royal Albatross
- Southern Royal Albatross
- Snowy Albatross
- Antipodean Albatross
- Amsterdam Albatross
- Sooty Albatross
- Light-mantled 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
- New Zealand Storm-Petrel
- Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Southern Giant-Petrel
- Northern Giant-Petrel
- Southern Fulmar
- Antarctic Petrel
- Pintado Petrel
- Snow Petrel
- Kerguelen Petrel
- Great-winged Petrel
- Gray-faced Petrel
- Kermadec Petrel
- Herald Petrel
- Providence Petrel
- Soft-plumaged Petrel
- White-headed Petrel
- Mottled Petrel
- Juan Fernandez Petrel
- White-necked Petrel
- Black-winged Petrel
- Cook's Petrel
- Gould's Petrel
- Stejneger's Petrel
- Pycroft's Petrel
- Blue Petrel
- Fairy Prion
- Broad-billed Prion
- Salvin's Prion
- Antarctic Prion
- Slender-billed Prion
- Fulmar Prion
- Gray Petrel
- White-chinned Petrel
- Westland Petrel
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Wedge-tailed Shearwater
- Buller's Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Hutton's Shearwater
- Fluttering Shearwater
- Little Shearwater
- Subantarctic Shearwater
- Common Diving-Petrel
Frigatebirds
- Lesser Frigatebird
- Great Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Australasian Gannet
- Brown Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Little Pied Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- Little Black Cormorant
- Pied Cormorant
- Black-faced Cormorant
- Imperial Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Australian Ibis
- Straw-necked Ibis
- Royal Spoonbill
- Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Australasian 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
- Little Eagle
- Wedge-tailed Eagle
- Collared Sparrowhawk
- Gray Goshawk
- Brown Goshawk
- Swamp Harrier
- Black Kite
- Whistling Kite
- White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Barn-Owls
- Australian Masked-Owl
- Eastern Barn Owl
Owls
- Tasmanian 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
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
- Galah
- Pink Cockatoo
- Little Corella
- Long-billed Corella
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Australian King-Parrot
- Ground Parrot
- Blue-winged Parrot
- Orange-bellied Parrot
- Swift Parrot
- Green Rosella
- Crimson Rosella
- Eastern Rosella
- Red-rumped Parrot
- Budgerigar
- Musk Lorikeet
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
- Rainbow Lorikeet
Lyrebirds
- Superb Lyrebird
Australasian Treecreepers
- White-throated Treecreeper
Fairywrens
- Southern Emuwren
- Superb Fairywren
Honeyeaters
- Eastern Spinebill
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater
- Noisy Miner
- Little Wattlebird
- Yellow Wattlebird
- White-fronted Chat
- Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
- Crescent Honeyeater
- New Holland Honeyeater
- Yellow-throated Honeyeater
- Black-headed Honeyeater
- Strong-billed Honeyeater
Pardalotes
- Spotted Pardalote
- Forty-spotted Pardalote
- Striated Pardalote
Thornbills and Allies
- Striated Fieldwren
- Tasmanian Scrubwren
- White-browed Scrubwren
- Scrubtit
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill
- Tasmanian Thornbill
- Brown Thornbill
Quail-thrushes and Jewel-babblers
- Spotted Quail-thrush
Cuckooshrikes
- Black-faced Cuckooshrike
- White-winged Triller
Whistlers and Allies
- Gray Shrikethrush
- Olive Whistler
- Golden Whistler
- Rufous Whistler
Old World Orioles
- Olive-backed Oriole
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
- White-breasted Woodswallow
- Masked Woodswallow
- White-browed Woodswallow
- Dusky Woodswallow
- Gray Butcherbird
- Australian Magpie
- Black Currawong
- Gray Currawong
Fantails
- Willie-wagtail
- Australian Rufous Fantail
- Gray Fantail
Drongos
- Spangled Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Magpie-lark
- Satin Flycatcher
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Oriental Magpie
- Little Raven
- Forest Raven
Australasian Robins
- Pink Robin
- Flame Robin
- Scarlet Robin
- Dusky Robin
Larks
- Eurasian Skylark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Golden-headed Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Australian Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Little Grassbird
- Brown Songlark
- Rufous Songlark
Swallows
- Welcome Swallow
- Fairy Martin
- Tree Martin
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Silvereye
Starlings
- European Starling
- Common Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Bassian Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Eurasian Blackbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Beautiful Firetail
- Zebra Finch
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Australian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- European Greenfinch
- Redpoll
- European Goldfinch
Most common birds in Tasmania
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 Tasmania’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- Gray TealAnas gracilis
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Red KnotCalidris canutus
- Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- Australasian GannetMorus serrator
Largest bird families in Tasmania
Among its regular birds.
- Shearwaters and Petrels27
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl16
- Sandpipers and Allies16
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers15
- Honeyeaters12
- Old World Parrots12
- Plovers and Lapwings11
- Albatrosses11
Reported in the last 30 days
207 species reported to eBird in Tasmania in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Tasmanian Boobook, Gray Goshawk, European Starling, Australian Pelican, Eurasian Whimbrel, Strong-billed Honeyeater, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Superb Fairywren, Black Currawong, Bassian Thrush, Shining Bronze-Cuckoo, Australian Magpie, European Greenfinch, Eastern Rosella, Eurasian Blackbird, Australasian Gannet, Kelp Gull, House Sparrow, Noisy Miner, Pacific Black Duck, Pacific Gull, Black-faced Cormorant, Pied Oystercatcher, Tasmanian Nativehen, Little Wattlebird, Great Crested Tern, Masked Lapwing, Galah, Black Swan, Chestnut Teal, Silver Gull, Gray Teal, Welcome Swallow, Musk Lorikeet, Red Knot, Pacific Golden-Plover, Swamp Harrier, Eurasian Skylark, Little Pied Cormorant, Great Egret, …
Get to know some of them
Bar-tailed Godwit
House Sparrow
Australian Magpie
Red Knot
Pacific Golden-Plover
Little Egret
Welcome Swallow
Galah
Black Swan
Tree Martin
Rock Pigeon
Chestnut Teal
Little Corella
Superb Fairywren