Birds of Bass Coast, Victoria is a list of the most common birds observed in the shire. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
71% |
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
63% |
Silver Gull
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
62% |
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
56% |
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
55% |
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
53% |
Australian Ibis
Threskiornis molucca Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
53% |
Little Raven
Corvus mellori Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
50% |
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
49% |
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
49% |
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
45% |
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
45% |
White-faced Heron
Egretta novaehollandiae Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
43% |
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
41% |
Little Pied Cormorant
Microcarbo melanoleucos Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
40% |
Little Wattlebird
Anthochaera chrysoptera Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
40% |
Cape Barren Goose
Cereopsis novaehollandiae Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
38% |
Willie-wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
37% |
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae |
37% |
Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae |
35% |
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
34% |
Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
33% |
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
32% |
Pied Oystercatcher
Haematopus longirostris Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
31% |
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
31% |
Australasian Swamphen
Porphyrio melanotus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
29% |
Great Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
28% |
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
28% |
Straw-necked Ibis
Threskiornis spinicollis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
27% |
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae |
27% |
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
26% |
Eastern Rosella
Platycercus eximius Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
25% |
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
25% |
Little Black Cormorant
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
25% |
Gray Teal
Anas gracilis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
25% |
Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocorax varius Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
24% |
Gray Butcherbird
Cracticus torquatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
24% |
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
24% |
Pacific Black Duck
Anas superciliosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
23% |
Rainbow Lorikeet
Trichoglossus moluccanus Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
22% |
Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
21% |
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
20% |
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
19% |
Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae |
19% |
Gray Currawong
Strepera versicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
19% |
Swamp Harrier
Circus approximans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
19% |
White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
19% |
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
18% |
Maned Duck
Chenonetta jubata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
17% |
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
17% |
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
17% |
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
16% |
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
16% |
White-eared Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis leucotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
16% |
Hoary-headed Grebe
Poliocephalus poliocephalus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
16% |
White-fronted Chat
Epthianura albifrons Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
15% |
Royal Spoonbill
Platalea regia Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
15% |
Australian Shelduck
Tadorna tadornoides Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
14% |
Whistling Kite
Haliastur sphenurus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
14% |
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
13% |
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
12% |
Red-browed Firetail
Neochmia temporalis Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
12% |
Red-capped Plover
Anarhynchus ruficapillus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
11% |
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
10% |
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
9.7% |
Far Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
9.6% |
Sooty Oystercatcher
Haematopus fuliginosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
9.2% |
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
9.2% |
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
8.9% |
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
8.9% |
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
8.9% |
Fan-tailed Cuckoo
Cacomantis flabelliformis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
8.7% |
Dusky Moorhen
Gallinula tenebrosa Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
8.5% |
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus axillaris Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
8.3% |
Australasian Gannet
Morus serrator Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
8.1% |
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
7.9% |
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
7.7% |
Little Penguin
Eudyptula minor Order: Sphenisciformes Family: Spheniscidae |
7.6% |
Double-banded Plover
Anarhynchus bicinctus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
7.6% |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Cacatua galerita Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
7.4% |
Kelp Gull
Larus dominicanus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
7.2% |
Musk Duck
Biziura lobata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
6.9% |
Australasian Grebe
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
6.9% |
Yellow-billed Spoonbill
Platalea flavipes Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
6.6% |
Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
6.6% |
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
6.5% |
Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Coracina novaehollandiae Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae |
6.2% |
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
6.2% |
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
6.1% |
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
6.0% |
Australian Tern
Gelochelidon macrotarsa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
5.9% |
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
5.8% |
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Zanda funerea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
5.7% |
Hooded Plover
Charadrius cucullatus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
5.5% |
Black-fronted Dotterel
Charadrius melanops Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
5.5% |
Striated Pardalote
Pardalotus striatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pardalotidae |
5.5% |
Flame Robin
Petroica phoenicea Order: Passeriformes Family: Petroicidae |
5.4% |
Brown Goshawk
Accipiter fasciatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
5.4% |
Australian Pipit
Anthus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
5.3% |
Nankeen Night Heron
Nycticorax caledonicus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
5.2% |
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
4.7% |
Hardhead
Aythya australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
4.7% |
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Icthyophaga leucogaster Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
4.6% |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
4.4% |
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
4.3% |
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
4.3% |
Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx basalis Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
4.2% |
Red Knot
Calidris canutus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
4.2% |
Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
4.1% |
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
4.0% |
Pied Stilt
Himantopus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
3.9% |
Short-tailed Shearwater
Ardenna tenuirostris Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae |
3.8% |
Musk Lorikeet
Glossopsitta concinna Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
3.7% |
Little Grassbird
Poodytes gramineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae |
3.6% |
Dusky Woodswallow
Artamus cyanopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
3.5% |
Black-faced Cormorant
Phalacrocorax fuscescens Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
3.5% |
Crested Pigeon
Ocyphaps lophotes Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
3.5% |
Striated Fieldwren
Calamanthus fuliginosus Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
3.4% |
Little Corella
Cacatua sanguinea Order: Psittaciformes Family: Cacatuidae |
3.2% |
Fairy Martin
Petrochelidon ariel Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
3.1% |
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris Order: Passeriformes Family: Pachycephalidae |
3.1% |
Pacific Heron
Ardea pacifica Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
3.1% |
Red-necked Avocet
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
2.9% |
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.8% |
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina Order: Passeriformes Family: Artamidae |
2.7% |
Blue-winged Parrot
Neophema chrysostoma Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
2.7% |
White-capped Albatross
Thalassarche cauta Order: Procellariiformes Family: Diomedeidae |
2.6% |
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx lucidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
2.5% |
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.2% |
Eastern Cattle Egret
Bubulcus coromandus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
2.2% |
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
2.2% |
Latham's Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
2.2% |
Striated Thornbill
Acanthiza lineata Order: Passeriformes Family: Acanthizidae |
2.1% |
Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
2.0% |
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
1.9% |
Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.8% |
Southern Emuwren
Stipiturus malachurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Maluridae |
1.7% |
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.7% |
Tree Martin
Petrochelidon nigricans Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
1.6% |
Freckled Duck
Stictonetta naevosa Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.6% |
Australian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus australis Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
1.6% |
Brush Bronzewing
Phaps elegans Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.5% |
Blue-billed Duck
Oxyura australis Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.5% |
Common Bronzewing
Phaps chalcoptera Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
1.5% |
Red-kneed Dotterel
Erythrogonys cinctus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
1.5% |
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
1.5% |
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.4% |
Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
1.4% |
South Island Oystercatcher
Haematopus finschi Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae |
1.4% |
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
1.3% |
Collared Sparrowhawk
Accipiter cirrocephalus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
1.3% |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularis Order: Passeriformes Family: Meliphagidae |
1.2% |
Pink-eared Duck
Malacorhynchus membranaceus Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
1.2% |
Black-tailed Nativehen
Tribonyx ventralis Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.2% |
Pallid Cuckoo
Cacomantis pallidus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
1.1% |
Banded Stilt
Cladorhynchus leucocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
1.0% |
Australian Crake
Porzana fluminea Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
1.0% |
Gray-tailed Tattler
Tringa brevipes Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |