Birds of Ararat, Victoria is a list of the most common birds observed in the city. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
62% |
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
44% |
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
41% |
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
33% |
Willie-wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
32% |
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
32% |
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
32% |
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
32% |
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
31% |
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
31% |
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
30% |
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
30% |
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
29% |
White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
29% |
Little Raven
Corvus mellori Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
29% |
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
28% |
Gray Teal
Anas gracilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
27% |
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
25% |
Long-billed Corella
Cacatua tenuirostris Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
24% |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
23% |
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
23% |
Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
22% |
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae |
22% |
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
20% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
20% |
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
19% |
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
19% |
Red-rumped Parrot
Psephotus haematonotus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
19% |
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
17% |
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
17% |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
17% |
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
17% |
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
17% |
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
17% |
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
16% |
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
16% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
16% |
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
16% |
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
15% |
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
14% |
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
14% |
Hardhead
Aythya australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
13% |
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
13% |
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
13% |
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
13% |
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
12% |
Maned Duck
Chenonetta jubata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
12% |
Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
12% |
Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
12% |
White-eared Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis leucotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
12% |
Musk Duck
Biziura lobata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
12% |
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
11% |
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
11% |
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
10% |
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
10% |
Red-browed Firetail
Neochmia temporalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
10% |
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
9.9% |
Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
9.7% |
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
9.4% |
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
9.4% |
Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
9.3% |
Gray Currawong
Strepera versicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
9.1% |
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
9.0% |
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
9.0% |
White-browed Babbler
Pomatostomus superciliosus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pomatostomidae |
9.0% |
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
8.9% |
Pacific Heron
Ardea pacifica Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
8.9% |
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
8.7% |
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
8.6% |
Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
8.6% |
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
8.5% |
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
8.4% |
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Lichenostomus melanops Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
8.4% |
White-fronted Chat
Epthianura albifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
8.4% |
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
8.3% |
Scarlet Robin
Petroica boodang Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
8.1% |
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Zanda funerea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
8.0% |
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
7.9% |
Black-fronted Dotterel
Charadrius melanops Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
7.9% |
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
7.7% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
7.6% |
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
7.4% |
Brown Treecreeper
Climacteris picumnus Order: Passeriformes Family: Climacteridae |
7.2% |
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
7.2% |
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza reguloides Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
7.2% |
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
6.9% |
White-winged Chough
Corcorax melanorhamphos Order: Passeriformes Family: Corcoracidae |
6.6% |
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
6.3% |
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
6.3% |
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
6.0% |
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
6.0% |
Emu
Dromaius novaehollandiae Order: Casuariiformes Family: Casuariidae |
5.9% |
Purple-crowned Lorikeet
Parvipsitta porphyrocephala Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
5.9% |
Red-capped Plover
Anarhynchus ruficapillus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
5.7% |
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
5.6% |
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
5.6% |
Restless Flycatcher
Myiagra inquieta Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
5.5% |
Australian Pipit
Anthus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
5.5% |
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
5.4% |
Brolga
Antigone rubicunda Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae |
5.1% |
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
5.1% |
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
5.1% |
Black-tailed Nativehen
Tribonyx ventralis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
5.1% |
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
4.9% |
Fuscous Honeyeater
Ptilotula fusca Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
4.7% |
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
4.6% |
Forest Raven
Corvus tasmanicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
4.4% |
Little Grassbird
Poodytes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
4.2% |
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
4.1% |
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Callocephalon fimbriatum Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
4.0% |
Flame Robin
Petroica phoenicea Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
3.8% |
Black-chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
3.8% |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
3.7% |
Eastern Shrike-tit
Falcunculus frontatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Falcunculidae |
3.7% |
Australian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
3.7% |
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
3.5% |
Blue-winged Parrot
Neophema chrysostoma Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
3.4% |
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicaeidae |
3.4% |
Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
3.4% |
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
3.3% |
Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
3.1% |
Jacky-winter
Microeca fascinans Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
3.0% |
Yellow Thornbill
Acanthiza nana Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
2.9% |
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
2.9% |
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
2.9% |
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
2.8% |
Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.7% |
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.5% |
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
2.5% |
Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
2.4% |
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
2.4% |
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina papuensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
2.4% |
Little Eagle
Hieraaetus morphnoides Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
2.3% |
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
2.3% |
Diamond Firetail
Stagonopleura guttata Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
2.1% |
Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
2.1% |
Little Lorikeet
Parvipsitta pusilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
2.0% |
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
1.9% |
Southern Whiteface
Aphelocephala leucopsis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
1.7% |
Little Wattlebird
Anthochaera chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.7% |
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.6% |
Brown Songlark
Cincloramphus cruralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
1.6% |
Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.6% |
Rufous Songlark
Cincloramphus mathewsi Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
1.6% |
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.6% |
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.5% |
Swift Parrot
Lathamus discolor Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
1.5% |
Varied Sittella
Daphoenositta chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Neosittidae |
1.3% |
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Icthyophaga leucogaster Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.3% |
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.2% |
Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.2% |
Plumed Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna eytoni Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.1% |
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.1% |
Southern Boobook
Ninox boobook Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
1.1% |
White-winged Triller
Lalage tricolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
1.1% |
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.1% |
Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.1% |
Double-banded Plover
Anarhynchus bicinctus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.0% |
Black Falcon
Falco subniger Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |